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Year: 1878

1t is wonderful with what tenacity life
clings sometimes to the most wretched
creatures. 7 remember once, when quite
8 Young child / had caught June bug,
stuck needle through it's body, attach
ed piece of paper in the shape of a
wagon to it, and enjoyed the sight as the
poor creature ran about and drew the
wagon. My father, having noticed this
cruel play, came to the table calmly,
and in few words gave me to understand
what great pain had inflicted on the
poor fly. I desired to liberate it at once,
but he stopped me with the words:


mo, you must look at your work for
five minutes more. The fly runs about
and makes such gambols that it is fun
for you to look on, but it is writhing in
-agenies Of death, for the poor creature
was enjoying life and health but few
minutes ago. It's loud humming is moth
ing but the cry of excrutiating pain
which you have so cruelty inflicted on it,
You must look at your work for few
minutes more


I cried, | begged him to let me liberate
the fly, but he insisted that [ should
look on until [ became almost terrified
and closed my eyes


Since that time the sight Of the tort
ured fly is always before my eyes,
Whenever [ would see poor, wretched
being like Treitel, it would appear to
me as though Providence had created
them with sharp needle through their
bodies, in order to enjoy the view of
their twisting and writhing. But [ have
learned since then that cruelty is oftener
the work Of man than that of Provi-
dence. The pain which nature inficts
is never anything else but the conse-
quences of wrong, unnatural action,
perpetrated either by the sufferer him
self or by such persons as had influenced
his 4ife.


Ny Treitel was healthy and strong
for his age, Notwithstanding the many
disadvantages under which he labored.
Year: 1878

livelihood. His home was still the Beth
hammedrash and he was still an assid-
uous attendant at the Mishnah course. [
hardly need say, that the more his
position grew independent the greater
was his zeal to catch the wisdom of his
teacher in it's flight, the greater chaper
he became. In the course of time he even
attempted to study Talmud, but he never
excelled in this branch.


When Treitel grew into manhood some
good people took notion to marry him.
1t was considered great sin to have
young man Of eighteen or nineteen years
going about unmarried The sages Of
old were of the opinion that if a man
does not get married before the age of
twenty, heaven is displeased with him.
1t Treitel had attracted such displeasure
of heaven, of course it would fall on the
community which had to take care of
him, for he could not help himself in
that regard.


Having arrived at this point of my
narrative it is but proper to give des-
cription of TreitePs appearance.


He was Of medium size and rather.
feshy; although very angular in all
movements, and even in appearance.
He had large head, which was little
bent to the right, either from habit or
from some contraction of nerves His
face was round and with deeply-marked
features his eyes were of deep gray
lustre. He had small mouth, and his
lips were always curling in a good
natured smile, which agreed very well
with the mild lustre of his eyes, but
contrasted strangely with his furrowed
forehead, and with his nose, which was
turned little upward and might have
been taken as a monitor of proud dis
position. When Treitel did not smile
he had very serious appearance, and
when he was angry or annoyed he looked
quite formidable. The tout ensemble of
his face, together with his thick red
hair, and the curls hanging on both
sides of his countenance like shavings
just out of carpenters plane, made a
rather strange impression at the first
time, but this impression soon wore off,
as soon as Treitel was heard speaking
and seen smiling, and he never spoke
without smile


Those good people who found it neces-
sary to marry our Treitel, were not
slow to find a match for him. A poor
orphan girl who had been brought up
under circumstances similar to those of
Treitel's, with the only difference that
she was hiring out as a servant to pri-
vate parties, was destined to become his
helpmeet. Her name was Grune Fradel.
AS Treitel had a more promising future
before him than his bride, her friends had
made collection of ten rubels for her,
and this dowry made the match equal.
Thus Treitel and Grune Fradel became
husband and wife. The Rabbi of Rum
shishok performed the marriage cere-
mony ; the best people of the community
Year: 1878

There are yet hundreds of such poor
boys living in the same manner in the
various little towns of my native land


1t would be mistake, however, were
the reader to imagine that Treitel's
childhood was quite destitude of enjoy
ment. Poorly as he was clad, badly as
he Jared, and uncomfortable as his
quarters were, Treitel was not without
some happy hours during the day. A
Jewish orphan may miss the comfort OF
a parental home, but he never misses
paternal kindness he receives it at the
hands of every father and mother in
Israel Treitel had to run three times a
day for the meals Of the poor students
but after the meals had been brought
he had nothing more to harrass or to
worry him. He stayed in the warm
and well-lit -hammedrash where
every student in his hour of recreation
chatted or played with him, and every
member of the community who came in
had cheerful and kind word to tell
him. And in the cold winter night,
after the evening service, Treitel would
sit down by the grown folks and listen
to their conversation about worldly and
religious matters he would hear won
derful stories Of the great rabbis of yore,
and his little brain and his childish
imagination would feed on the most
agreeable, although not necessarily
wholesome, spiritual mama. His little
heart would beat high at the story of
spiritual greatness and religious won
ders !; he would laugh merrily at the
sharp wits, with which the peculiar con-
versation Of that peculiar people in
their peculiar language is sparkling, or
would sigh feelingly at the tales of woe
and trouble. And after all the members
were gone, and only he with the Bachu-
rim were left in the Beth -hammedrash,
he would lay himself down by the warm
stove and fall asleep under the soft and
pathetic sing song Of one or two students
who remained up the night studying
their Talmudical books aloud.


That sing-song with which the Talmud
is studied in Lithuania has most pc


culiar charm. My enlightened American
reader has probably never heard it, and
would perhaps find it ridiculous if he
had heard it +; but those who know how
the sharpest arguments are studied with
feeling, yes, with feeling as an incentive
to reason, and not as an overwhelming
drawback to it those who know how a
difficult task in learning is performed,
not for the sake of the indirect benefit
it may bring, but for the love of the
subject itself; those who know, how
happy a Jewish student feels when he
has the privilege and occasion to ponder
on the wisdom of the ancient sages, will
perhaps be able to imagine how the
repetition of such studies in articulate
sounds is performed not with we'll
regulated mechanical expressions and
modulations Of the voice, but with a
feeling that moves the heart with har-
Year: 1878

nell, to be exempt from the common lot,
and know not. after all, If to crown your
splendid life, it would not be better for
you to perish than to triumph These
Saxons can plunge You into dungeons, lead
you to the scaffold, rob you from the land
of Ireland that would no longer see her
O'Connell or hear the laundering tones OF
his voice. But they can never prevent the
sacred names of justice, of liberty, OF
country, to be murmured in whispers on
the lips of Irishmen, to DO repeated by
every heart, and at the name of O'Connell
to thrill from the summit of your noun
tains to the borders of the sea. And they
will not prevent, generous children OF
Green Erin, the accomplishment of your
religious and political emancipation, nor
future generations to kneel and to pray,
and to sing songs of glory at the tomb
where repose the bones of your Liberator
Year: 1878

HOWARD CENTRE COUNTY, PA.
Editor Morning Star;


A year ago / spent considerable time in your
city and State, and made mp my mind that lis
the place for some of the eurpius workingmen
of the North, especially the Democratic Catho-
lie who, by sobriety and industry, has saved q
few hundred dollars with which to undertake
the venture--I should rather say, the assured
success, from the evidence of Catholic schools,
churches, aud the exemplary piety Of the
throDgs in attendarcs. I am free to cay that
religion or politics has nothing to do with the
material success of the immigrant, but
those of our religion who go to your State to
improve their condition, are doubly fortun ate
to bave the consultations of the Holy Church
ever near ut hand-andI Its tninisteIs and holy
women occupied throughout the interior.
This is not so in Kansas and the West, as
many years must elapse before church fAoilis
ties can compare with Louisiana.


have been eudeavoriug to seoure a colony
for Attakapas and st. Landry country, but the
Kansas excitement has been SO furious, the
agents have made suoh extravagant offers, and
put such stress on the swsmps of your State,
that am greatly retarded in my work.


One great source of regret is the meagerness



tion concerning your State, and no positive
knowledge of any action Of your Legislature
to encourage immigration.


have "Louisisns As 1t Is" by bennett,
which is good in it's way, but designed more
to advertise an agency than as an Official
guide. 1 have little data as to the cost Of
freight and passage from New Orleans to
the district 1 speak of. If l could get in
comm unicatian with some Catholic planter or
other person who controlled sugar machinery
in the st. Landry. Iberia or st. Marys parishes,
and would give me Inducements, l would
bring to the country few (two or three)
mechanics-say q mschinist, blacksmith aud
wright-experts in their business, who
would be glad TO be engaged this coming sea-
son, and return North in the winter, after the
sugar making was over, whose report would
have great weight with the colony, and in the
spring following l could lead q colony of fifty
to one hundred families who are desirous OF
engaging in sugar and mixed farming.


II you will be kind enough to place nae in
communication with some party who has
machinery, in the region mention, and who
may want mechanics, both purposes may be
served. Or if the State bas an authorized
agent, to give me hia address and such in
formation at your command as may assist me,
will confer q great favor.


refer you to Father A. J. O'Brien. of Belle
font, in this county, who is our pastor.


w. G. CoMERToRD.
Year: 1878

Last week the Buffalo Catholic Union cele-
brated the seventh anniversary of its estab-
lishment by appearing in new dress. 1t also
had the satisfaction of publishing strong
letter from the distinguished Bishop of Buffa-
10, Right Rev. s. v. Ryan, commencing its
course and recommending it to the support Of
clergy and people. The Bishop has faith in
the power of the press, as is evidenced by the
following decided language:


I'VE believe it to be the duty of all good and
zealous Priests to encourage and exhort their
people, sin season and out of season. in public
and in private, to subscribe for and sustain
tho Catholic Press"
Year: 1878

The Cork Examiner publishes the details of a
meeting held by some of the late Lord Lei
trims tenants whereat speeches were deliver
ed and resolutions adopted denying all the
charges made against him aud pronouncing
him to have been one of the best landlords in
Ireland. What q miserable fraud the whole
affair was is thus exposed in an editorial which
appeared in the same issue of the Examiner:


If it were the fact that his tenants voluuta-
rily came forward to repudiate the accusations
against his memory, the fact would be strong
one, but it is impossible not to note some cir
oumstances which materially affect the weight
attachable to the meeting we publish. The
requisition to the meeting Yves q circular
issued by an attorney in form calculated to
impress on the mind of peasant that it WAS
legal document of coercive effect. 1t COM
mences with a preamble like the recital cf
deed, and then it goes ON in most approved
leg al form to add, Il, therefore, ask each and
ell of you to meet at the Court House, Mohill,
on Wednesds sy next, etc" Notwithstanding
the formidable nature of this summons the re-
porter of the meeting says "the Court House:
which is q small building, was pretty we'll
filed but the main body OF The tenantry not
present" At the end Of the day about seventy
sign stures were got to the memorial, incl cluding
sixteen who signed by proxy, and those who not
being tenants helped to compose the meeting.
As the tensntry of the late lord were counted
at seventeen hundred the demonstrstion, then,
WAS, to say the least of it, very inconciuBive as
regards their opinion with reference to the
charges against Lord Leitrim.
Year: 1878

MUCH distress has been caused in the
Isle Of Man by the suspension Of the
Bank Of Mona, which was branch of
the City of Glasgow Bank. Its deposits
which amounted to over 100000 be
longed to a very large number of per
sons of small means, and some of them
are reduced to absolute penury. The
bank held the savings of many poor
fishermen, who have had 4 bad season
with their nets.
Year: 1878

CLEoPATRAs Needle, which has been
brought from the Nile and set up with
much trouble and expense ON the banks
Of the Thames, is showing disposition
to crumble to pieces after its exposure
to salt water and the unaccustoneu
climate Of England.
Year: 1878

A FUGITIVE swarm of bees recently
took up their abode in the spire of the
Pawlet (Vt.) congregational church,
and made there one hundred and
twenty-five pounds of honey, which
were found a few days ago.
Year: 1878

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF KING


ALPHONsO.


Says Madrid special of Oct. 2Sth
The excitement occasioned by the at
tempt on King Alphonso's life last
Friday has not by any means died out.
The criminal fired from the sidewalk in
front Of the house No. 90 Gale Mayor,
not far from the arched entrance
to the Plaza Mayor. He aimed
too low, however, and the ball
passed through the hand of a sol
dier standing guard on the opposite
side Of the street. The king saw
the flash, and, with an involuntary
movement of his hand, checked his
horse momentarily. He then rode
TRANQUILITY onward to the palace. Several
women who were standing near the
criminal pointed him out with loud
cries, and he was at once secured. He
did not make the slightest attempt to
escape. He said he came from Tara
gona purposely to kill the king.


General Grant was standing, when
the shot was fired, at a window in the
Hotel de Paris, situated at the junction
of the Carrera San Geronimo and the
Gale Alcala, and overlooking the
Puerta del Sol. This hotel is a long
distance from the scene of the attack,
but looks across the great central plaza
of Madrid, directly down the Gale
Mayor. Gen. Grant, who was following
with his eyes the progress of the royal
cavalcade, which had just passed across
the Puerta De Sol before him, said to
the Herald correspondent that he clear
ly saw the flash of the assassin's pistol.
The General had already booked for
Lisbon by the night train, leaving at 7
o'clock, and therefore could not present
his congratulations 20 King Alphonso,
but to Senor Silvera, the Minister Of
state, who called soon after and accom-
panied him to the railway station, Gen
eral Grant expressed his sympathies
and regretted that he was unable to
postpone his journey in order that he
might personally call upon his Majesty.
He requested Senior Silvera to convey
the kind and sincere congratulations
upon his escape from the assassin's
bullet.
Year: 1878

Says a special dispatch of Oct. 24th:
The streets have been crowded, and
Memphis once more begins to lift her
self from the heavy weight of sorrow
that has bowed her so lowly into the
depths of despair. Absentees continue
to come in, and the streets this forenoon
presented quite an animated appear
anpp
Year: 1878

THERE Was a sermon preached ycs,er.
day on the doctrine OF mercy. but Il had
nothing In il about letting up on tramp
when you catch him going down tho
stoop with your overcoat and hat on.
Year: 1878

Wednesday last 1t was rumored that Max
Chapsky, a young man twenty-five years OF
age, doing business at No. IA Camp street
had disappeared. Diligent search was made
for him. but to no avail. He had last been
seen at the corner of st. Ann and Leyee
streets, without any coat or vest on he hay-
ing sent them to his store by boy who was
with him at the time.


His watch, pocketbook, rings, etc, we're
carefully placed inside Of the coat.


This is all that was known of him for two
days.


Last evening, at about o'clock, man
who was


ROWING A sKIFF


In the river, just opposite the Cromwell
steamship landing, and about forty yards
from the wharf, saw black object suddenly
shoot up before him from the river about two
feet in the air and fell again in the water,
where it floated. lie pulled towards it, and
Immediately, to his horror, recognized a
human body.


The man looked at it for q few Seconds with
out saying word or moving limb, but,
finally overcoming his natural repugnance,
he secured the body and towed it to the
wharf opposite Cont street, and made it fast


The police were notified of the occurrence
and information sent to the Central Station,
as the body was supposed to be that of Max
Chapsky. A messenger was dispatched to
the brothers Of Chapsky, and in few minutes
both were on the spot, and before even seeing
the face of the drowned man exclaimed, "This
Is Max"


The coroner was sent for, and on his arrival
jury was impaneled. The brothers of
Chapsky testified in substance that Max had
warned their sister ON Sunday that he would
drown himself; she demonstrated with him,
and asked the reason for such rash act
WELL" he replied, Il do no business; / am
tired of life; | cannot succeed in anything"
She quieted him, and finally thought no more
about the conversation. Sunday evening he
went out as usual to take walk; on Monday
he seemed all right, and even on Tuesday he
did not appear in any way troubled or con-
cerned.


The evidence being conclusive the jury rem
dered a verdict Of death by Intentional drown
ing. When the inquest was over the body
was incosed in coffin and forwarded to the
Jewish Cemetery on Canal street, where it
will be prepared for interment.


Such is the sad ending of young life,
which promised a bright future, but which
was blasted by too great anxiety and unrest.


Mr.. Max Chapsky was a young man of
much intelligence, possessed OF a fine busi-
ness tact, was we'll known here, and had all
in his power to become one day rich and
happy, which surely would have happened
If in moment of rashness he had not put an
end to his existence.
Year: 1878

The LeYee Crowded with People to wei.


come the Rev steamer.


There was sensation on the levee yester
day morning over the anticipated arrival ot
the new steamer John w. Cannon For more
than an hour before the hour announced the
wharf at the foot of Canal street was crowded
while hundreds assembled to the hurricane
deck Of the neighboring steamers, John A.
Scudder, Frank Pargoud and Gov. Allen,
awaiting the first appearance of the boat in the
turn Of the River at Bulls Head. About II 80
o'clock her smoke was seen, and in few min
utes she rounded the point, gracefully gliding
along with the very poetry of motion. Imme-
diately there started one chorus of whistles
and bells that made the air alive with sound
and above the dscordant din the booming of
the guns OF Battery b, Louisiana Field Artil-
lery, gave welcome to the new craft. AS she
came on he guns Of the artillery had given
notice to the city that the long looked for boat
was nearing, and Immediately every thor
oughfare leading to the river was crowded
with people.


When the boat rounded to to make the land
ing, there must have been two thousand peo-
pie on the levee.


AS soon as she had been made fast the
throng commenced pouring in, and her stage
was so crowded that 1t was with difficulty any
one could move along except at snail's pace.


During the day there were fully five thou
sand visitors, and even into the night the
saloon was crowded


OF the boat itself it can only be said that
she's beauty. Her hull has all the lines re-
qutred for swiftness. Forward her hollow
and well-designed bow takes the water with
q smoothness that is the perfection of design.
whilst aft she carries no dead water after her.
II she does not prove exceedingly swift after
her new engines get to working well, then
the rules OF naval construction are at fault.
Of her engines, cabins and furniture full de-
scription has been published at much length
in our columns before, and will be found in
another column to-day.


Capt. Cannon deserves the many congratu-
lations he received yesterday for his enter
prise and energy.
Year: 1878

Meeting Of the Opponents g the MOfFett
He'll Punch.


There was quite large meeting of the
Wine and Malt Liquor Dealers Association
last evening at Coliseum Hall, on Bienville
street, President Hollander In the chair.
At it's opening the president explained the
object Of the call. He said that 1t was for the
purpose of discussing financial matters and
to learn the present condition OF the Moffett
register injunction case now pending. He
therefore called upon Mr. q. Santini, who is
one Of the attorneys Of the association as we'll
as a member.


Mr.. Santini explained that the matter was
now under advisement by Judge Rogers, and
q judgment might be expected at any time.
together In the movement, for it was possible
the case might have to be carried to the
United States Supreme Court He spoke at
some length upon the subject and expressed
the hope that every member would use his
influence TO secure the earnest support Of all
dealers and the hearty cooperation Of other
members. He urged that an additional
assessment be made to defray all possible ex-
penses In the matter.


Mr.. j. 2. Becker than moved that an assess
ment Of SIS for each member be made, which
motion was carried.


A placard containing the names Of the mem
which way they had voted on the Moffet Reg
lister bill was distributed. The president
instructed every member to post them up in
a conspicuous place in their saloons. After
the transaction of some business of minor
Importance the meeting adjourned
Year: 1878

Annie Jones, a colored woman, residing at
the corner Of st. Joseph and Peters streets,
was arrested by Officer Quinn on the com.
plant Of several citizens who accused Annie
Of unmercifully beating her little daughter,
Ella, aged six years.


1t seems that yesterday morning at S
o'clock Annie told her little girl to get up
she did not obey Immediately. and thereupon
was pulled out of bed and savagely beaten
by her mother with heavy strap After
thus beating the child, Annie went out and
the poor little thing sobbed herself to sleep
again. When she awoke she went into the
yard and seemed SO sick and worn out that
the landlady asked her what was the matter.
Mother beat me-" she answered.


The kind lady examined the child and found
that her back was almost completely cut to
the flesh by the blows she had received. I'M
mediately Officer Quinn was sent for, the
case was explained to him and he took the
child to the Central Station.


Shortly afterwards the mother came to
claim her child, but was locked up. The
neighbors Of the woman say that sfnce the
death of her husband, four months ago, she
has always been very cruel towards her child,
beating her day and night as il she wanted to
get rid Of her child by ill-treatment.