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Year: 1871

The theatres all over the city this after
benefit of the widow and children of George
Holland the actor, and IN memoriam of the


merits of that kindly old gentleman himself


Mr.. Holland had served 30 long and 80 faith


fully on the American stage, and was, withal,
so hearty favorite with his audience and his
professional friends, that the occasion will be
| great Incident in the annals Of our stage.
| The Wallacks, Fechter, Booth, Jefferson, Miss
| Glyn, Miss Leclercq, Nine. Seebach, and an
! innumerable caravan Of other brilliant stars
! now in the cty-stars of tragedy and Of
| comedy, of melodrama and of burlesque, the
| professionals Of the sawdust arena, Of the east
side temples Of robust art and of the more re-
fined uptown homes of the legitimate-all
combine to pay this tender tribute to the


memory of genial associate, whose pleasant
quips and gibes have amused them and the


New York people for nearly forty years, begin


ming when the chief theatre of New York was


in Park row and the most gorgeous operatic


hall was In Castle Garden. The outpouring


that will testify its respect for the memory of


this kindly old gentleman will therefore include


not only the profession itself or even the theatre
goers Of the present, but will count among it
many of those time -honored old citizens whose


youthful nights were spent listening to Burton,


in Chambers street, or devourlng with open


mouth the young rantings of those Bowery


braves who long ago strutted their brief hours


upon the stage


We do not care to touch again upon the
Phariseeism OF that minister of God who did
not like to say kindly words over the play


actors dead Body. But in tie light which


has been given TO every modest Christian


there can remain no question as to which Of


the two-the actors to-day or the preacher
| more faithfully fulfls all the teachings Of that
charity which is greater than faith and hope.
THE TEHUANTEpEo SURVEYS appear to be
| going on very satisfactorily. Captain Shu-


fsldt and his party are In the mountains east
| of the Tarifa, and Lieutenant Commander


Bartlett is at the head waters OF the Amolsya


river. The problematical supply of water at


the spot which Captain Shufeldt Is now sur
| veying is the great drawback to the success
Of the canal route, and his present explora-
tions will doubtless decide the point.


| THE CASE OF You've Cross, the bgsmist,
is rather startling one, and yet there may be


and probably are cases hidden under the
thin surface of city society where men with
| less sensitiveness than Cross have compla-
Gently carried on two or three housekeeping
| establishments simultap eouslr fol years.
Year: 1871

really no use for money In this land of high
interest, scanty capital and boundless terri
tory, that has to be roaded, bridged and towned,
that we suffer the very men elected by our
selves to wiring it from us and lay 1t by, like
an infatuated old woman who knows no better
than to put her surplus cash into stocking or
q teapotp


We think these inquiries pertinent at this
time, because Congress has as yet given no
intimation OF moving In behalf Of reduction
of the taxes. Our Washington reports tell us
that the Finance Committee of the Senate, In
seeking suggestions from the Revenue Depart
ment, was met with the assurance that nothing
in the way Of new legislation Is needed. Yet
the country Is demanding change In the gov
ernments financial policy. Who will be the
Moses to lead the people to their deliverancep
Year: 1871

The last sensation out in Nelson county
is over matrimonial mishap which oc-
CURED not long since. The case is that
of a sprightly little lady, aged thirty-six,
who, laboring under the mistaken idea
that husband incarcerated in the State
prison at Frankfort amounted to o di-
vorce, vinculo matrimoni, without any
Intervention of decree from q court
having jurisdiction to grant divorces,
gave herself in wedlock to q gay old
widOwer of seventy-three summers. The
consequence was that only few days of
matrimonial bliss were allowed them
they were as happy rs two very large
sun Aowers-when the stern, inexorable
law stepped in and declared them twain,
notwithstanding the man of God had
pronounced them bone of one bone and
flesh of one flesh. They twained accor-
dinghy, and executive elemency has al
ready been brought into requisition TO
relieve the lady of any prosecution for
bigamy. The couple are now quietly
resting on their oars, waiting for the
next term of the Chancery Court to
come, when a divorce will be obtained
from the cold love-" who is still in pris-
on, and another wedding gone through
with as to the 'new." The bridegroom
has already given substantial evidence
of his affection for the lady. On the day
of their first wedding he decided her two
hundred acres of land and made her a
present of three thousand dollars in
money. The day following he was so
well pleased with his choice that he in
creased the land gift to five hundred
acres and the money to five thousand
dollars Should the little lady, to fur
ther test the affections of her lover, make
o demand of few more thousand on the
day of their second wedding, it would
add another interesting feature to the
case.
Year: 1871

At the late meeting of the Kentucky
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church, at Louisville, the committee on
temperance and tobacco submitted the
following resolutions


Resolved, That every member of the
Kentucky Annual Conference be reques.
ted to identify himself with the organ.
lied temperance movement of the State
and avail himself Of every opportunity tc
inculcate and maintain true and heal.
thy public sentiment upon this vitally
momentous subject.


Resolved, That we, as o conference
take the advance ground of the temper.
ance reform, demanding political action
in order to secure our ultimate aim, and
unqualified legal prohibition.


Resolved, That We urge all our minis
ters and people to abstain from the very
needless, expensive, and pertinaoious use
OF tobacce-chewing, smoking, shutting
and dipping.


Mr.. Cole wanted the dipping" por-
ton of the resolution stricken out. He
pleaded, "Now don't put that in. Give
our old sisters that liberty if they want
it."


The appeal created discussion, in
which several of the members participa-
ted. The resolution to strike out "dip-
ping" was not carried.


Several members argued that when o
member voted for this resolution against
tobacco he should discontinue the use OF
it. Several of the members had done so
on the passage of q similar resolution al
last Conference, believing it was incum-
bent upon them SO to do.


The report was finally adopted.
Year: 1871

An Illinois mechanic named j. W
Crocker has written letter to the Chi
cago Tribune explanatory of the manner
in which he will construct bridge over
the Atlantic Ocean, and as the bridge
when constructed viii permit Of the run
ming Of four trains Of cars per day, two
from America and two from Great Brit
tain, one cannot but hope that, as the
gentleman's means are limited, the gov
ernments to be benefited will see that
money for the enterprise shall soon be
forthcoming. Compassionate by nature
and believing that there is o point be-
yond which the human intellect cannot
be strained without danger, we spare
the reader the details of the plan. The
engineer should think Of what the strict
ly virtuous and vivacious Henry D. Thor
ough once said: young men collect
timber to build bridges ~ the moon
the middle aged man uses it to make
woodsheds of"
Year: 1871

A Western editor advertised that he
would take 90 good dog in payment for a
years subscription" The next day
twenty-three dogs were taken to his of
fee, and two days afterward, o score or
more Of farmers, living at distances of
from eight to twenty miles, appeared to
subscribe for the paper, rendering dogs
in payment. And to cap the climax the
Mayor of the city has notified him that q
tax of 81 must be paid on every dog
owned in the place.
Year: 1871

A gentleman once wrote to q lady
whom he had offended by his dilatori-
ness, and who for long time, had re-
fused to speak to him. His letter was
earnest in supplications and forgiveness.
1t concluded thus:
" "One word from your lips will make
me happy, When and where will you
speak it?


Her laconic answer was


"Next Wednesday, at the altar"


To which he sent The following equally
laconic reply:


81 will be there"
Year: 1871

A Chicago paper speaks of q youth in
that city that ordered his father to get
up in the morning and make . fire, and
who on the old gentleman's rehnsng at-
tempted to fog him, bat came of second
best. The energetic youth then threat
ened to call upon the Legislature 10 do
something for sons, as fathers are get
ting so darned impRdent nowadays,
there's no living with them
Year: 1871

Bad company is like nail driven in
to post, which, after the first or second
blow, may be drawn ont with little diff
Guilty /; but being once driven up to the
head, the pinchers, cannot take hold to
draw it out but which can only be dona
by the destruction OF the wood. f
Year: 1871

There was an old family fuel between
them was what the principal in o Chi
cago murder case said to the jury, The
Judge asked her ifshe didn't mean feud.'
and she asked him who was telling the
story.
Year: 1871

ESOR THE ACCOMMODATIONS OF OUR NUMEROUS
uptown patrons have opeEed Branch Office IA
Broadway corner Thirty re street for receiving advertise
ments and subscription for the NEW YORK HERALD w,sh
out extra charge This the only authorized branch oeS
in his city Open from ga NJ TILL p. N. every day ID hs
Year: 1871

connected with the conference during
the entire interview. So there must
be a mistake about the writing of the
word Union" In nothing that was
said by the Commissioners, or either
of them was any reference whatever
made to theiriDstructions / will here
state, for the information of your read
ers, the Confederate Commissioners
had no written instructions other than
what was contained in their letters OF
appointment, which has been extern
sively published North as well as
South; nor had they any verbal in
structions inconsistent with the letter
of their appointment"
Year: 1871

be no divided rule in a house. DOh't
let the children see that the father
means one thing and the mother an
other in their bringing up. They see
the differe1ce, if it exists, in mO-
ment and when they do, farewell to
all wholesome parental influence
Husbands and mothers may talk tod
freely before their children, forgetful
of their rising intelligence. And, in-
deed, nothing is more common than
to get a wink from the head of the
house, implying that you are to be on
your guard before JOHNNY or Tommy,
who is listening Open-mOuthed to your
witty narrative. while he himself the
next moment will offend against his
own precautions in the most barefaced
manner by plunging headlong into
your domestic controversy, in which,
TO speak metaphOrically, knives are
freely used on both sides.
Year: 1871


Do you know you have asked for the costliest


thing


Ever made by the Hand aboveH
woman's heart and woman's life
And woman's wonderful love
Do you know you have asked for this price


less thing.


As child might ask for toy'
Demanding what others have died to win,
With the reckless dash of boy!
You have written M lesson of duty out
Mlan-like have you questioned me!
Now stand at the bar of my Yoman's soul,
Until shall question thee.
You may require your. mutton shall always


be hot,


Your socks and your shirts be whole
| require your heart TO lie true as GoPs stars
And pure as His Heaven your soul.
You require cook for your mutton and beef,
require far greater thing;
A seamstress you're wanting for socks and


for shirts


l look for imam and king.
A king for the beautiful realm called home,
And man that the maker, God.
Shall look upon as he did on the first
And say" 1t is very gOod.'

1 am fair, and young, but the rose viii fade
From my soft youug cheek one day
viii you love me then mid the falling


leaves,


As you did 'mong the bloom of May ?
Is your heart an ocean SO strong and deep
l may launch my all on its tide F!
A loving woman finds Heaven or hell,
On the day she is made a bride.
I require all things that are grand and true,
All things that a man should be-
If you give this all. l would stake my life
To be all you demand of me.
II you cannot be this--a laundrsss and cook
You can hire, and at little to pay
But woman's heart and a woman's life,
Are not won that way.
Year: 1871

MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN
There is a tendency, we think, at the
present day, to put children too for
ward. not so. much for the sake of
showing off their extraordinary
to an admiring world, as from the bet
ter motive of early accustOming them
to the conversation of grown people
and the usages of society, and of inspi-
ring them with confidence, ease and
self-pOssession. No doubt these results
are very valuable; but the mistake
which many people make is in forget
ting that children are sometimes like
dogs, which require to be very well
trained before they can easily be rec
commended to the familiarity of stran-
gers. And it is to he remembered that
the moment children cease to respect
any of the grown up people with
whom they associate, not only is the
whole benefit of the intercourse lost
at once, but real injury is inflicted on
the moral tone of the child. For this
reason. children should be brought as
little as possible into the society Of
men and women, who cannot COM
mand their respect; while of those
who can, the influence should he
hedged round by all the numerous inn
palpable barriers which judiciOus par
ents know perfectly how to interpose
between children and the most pOpu-
lar and careless of their adult playiel-
lows. The confidence which well-bred
children repose in an eligible stranger,
without being either rude, or trouble
some, is charming to everybody who
has any natural taste for their society.


But closely allied with the mistaken
license allowed to their children in
matters like the above, is the disposi-
ton to laugh at, and thereby to en-
courage, all traits of singularity, odd
ness. or affection which children rlay
exhibit, as marks of genius, which
ought not to be TepTessed, OF all the
dangerous errors into which parents
can fall. this, in our opinion, is the
worst. For nothing so soon hardens
into second nature az juvenile eccen-
tricity; and few things are more injH
riOus to success in life than marked
oddities of manner and gesture when
they reach the point of grntesqueness.
The majority of the world agree with
Mr. Peter MagDus; they don't see the
necessity of originals. And what is
more, so many originals" are only
sham ones after all. That is to say,
their singularity is merely a bad habit
hich they cant shake off. and is only
very partially innate. When you see
a child doing anything unlike other
children, anything queer, surprising,
or uncouth, however comic, or hOwev-
er clever it may seem, never laugh at
or applaud it. Children, naturally
very self-willed, ard with real natural
peculiaTities, can soon be broken of
Indifference. But once let the idea
find its way into their brains that such
salles. naughty though they be. are
regarded as marks of genius, and the
mischief is done.


To come back to the point from
which we started, the management.
namely, of young children-there is
one thing to be laid down; let there
Year: 1871

Death the Result-Probably an Accident.


Coroner Schirmer yesterday afternoon received
Information that John Sullivan thirty five years of
age and born in Ireland, late resident OF Newark,
N. j., had dcd In Centre Street Hospital. The day
previous deceased had been arrested on charge OF
intoxicaton by Oficer Pierce OF the Twenty.seventh
precinct, and committed to cell 70 sleep OF the
effects OF the liquid poison he had taken into hi 8
stomach. After the lapse Of O sufficient length OF
time the oflcer proceeded TO take his prisoner 10
Court. and, much to his SURPRISE found him in an
insensiblc condition. Sullivan was Immediately
removed to the Hospital by ambulance, where
death ensued an hour AFT erwards as was then
believed by the attendant surgeons, from the effects
OF fractured skull.


Deputy Coroner Cushman and Surgeon Amabile
made posi-mortcm examination on the body and
found compression OF the brain from fracture OF the
skull. Wnen taken TO the station house deceased.
although grossly Intoxicated, was able TO give his
name, age nativity, residence &C., buL said
nothing Of being inj ured, The following morning
Sullivan told Doorman Peabody he had been very
drunk the night previous and was sorry Tor IT, and
that on election day he had injured his head by an
accidental fall.


The fracture OF the skull, however. was OF quite
recent date, and PROBABLY was received before ar.
rest by o fall Oh the pavement while Intoxicated.


Coroner Schirmer will make an investigation Of
the case today.
Year: 1871

eastward the telegraph announced the awful news
tnat Carson had cAugnt fire and was burning up in
the gale. This town Is built entirely or wood and
Is piled full OF goods In transit Tor New Mexico Tie
wires were blown down soon after this despatch
was received hence no news has since been received
from Carson.


the western bound express arrived in the snow.
drifts on Sunday morning and was unable To get
Iurther. AT Sunday noon the drifts were higher
than the tops Of the cars. All the train has been
ger coach and the baggage Car. by hard pushing
and digging the train was able to move little ON
Sunday and reach q iltle shanty on the plains
wnere some iood was obtained We expect to reacn
Saline on Sunday night. We make about twenty
miles per day by digging and pushing the snow.
Year: 1871

vessels, similarity, loaded is talked


of. If this enterprise succeeds, it


will completely revolutionize the


most trade of the Atlantic coast
cities, and have a marked effect
upon the Western trade in cattle
and beef, as cattle in Texas are


worth only from three to five dol


lars a head, and dressed beef, in fair
condition, can be furnished at less
than three dollars per hundred
weight, delivered on shipboard in
Galveston harbor. Mutton can also
be delivered in the same way, at
the same port, for an almost merely
nominal price. Refrigerator ships,
if they succeed, may even bring
beef from South America. The
effect of this upon some of our
Northwestern industries can be
Year: 1871

Toward the middle of the fifteenth
century, a poor Arab was travelling
through Abyssinia; and, finding him
self weak and weary from fatigue,
he stopped near grove. Then be-
ing in want of fuel to cook his rice.
he cut down tree which happened
to be covered with dead berries.


His meal being cooked and eaten,
the traveller discovered that the half
burned berries were very fragrant.
He collected number of these, and
on crushing them with stone, he
found that their aroma increased to
a great extent. While wondering
at this, he accidentally let fall the
substance in can which contained
his scanty supply of water. Lo,
what a miracle! Tho almost putrid
liquid was instantly purified. He
brought it to his lips; it was fresh,
agreeable; and in a moment after
the traveller had so far recovered
his strength and energy, as tc be
able to resume his journey. The
lucky Arab gathered as many ber-
ries as he could, and having arrived
at Arden, in Arabia, he informed the
mutt of his discovery. That wor-
thy divine was an inveterate opium
smoker, who had been suffering for
years from the influence of that
poisonous drug. He tried an in
fusion of the roasted berries, and
was SO delighted at the recovery of
his own vigor, that in gratitude to
the tree he called it cahuah, which
in Arabic signifies force. And that
is the way in which coffee was dis
covered.
Year: 1871

From the age Of forty to that OF


sixty, a man who properly regulates


himself, may be considered in the
prime oflife. His matured strength
of constitution renders himself al
most impervious to the attack of
disease, and all his functions are in


the brightest order. Having gone
a year or two past sixty, however,
he arrives at a critical existence;
the river of Death flows before him,
and he remains at a standstill. But
athwart this river is q viaduct, called
The turn of life, which, if crossed
in safety, leads to the valley of "Old
Age, round which the river winds,
and then flows beyond without
boat or causeway to effect its pas
sage. The bridge is, however, con-
strpcted of fragile materials, and
it depends upon how it is trodden
whether it will bend or break.
Gout, apoplexy, and other bad char
acters, are also in the vicinity to
wayland the traveller, and thrust
him from the pass; but let him gird
up his loins, and provide himself(
with perfect composure. To quote
a metaphor, the "Turn of life " is
either into prolonged walk or into
the grave. The system and power,
having reached their utmost expan-
sion, now begin either to close like
flowers at sunset, or break down at
once. One injudicious stimnlant.
a single fatal excitement, may force
it beyond its strength; whilst'a care
fril supply of props, and the with
drawal of all that tends to force a
plant will sustain it in beauty and
in vigor until night has nearly set
in.
Year: 1871

traveller through dusty road,
Strew'd acorns on the lea,
And one took root, and sprouted I'D.


And grew into tree
Love sought its shade at evening time.


To breathe its early VOWS,
And Age was pleased, in heat of noon.


To bask beneath its bouehs.
The dormouse loved its dsxaling twigs;


The birds sweet music bore; ..
1t stood glory in its place


A blessing evermore
A little spring had lost its way


Amid the grass and fern
A passing stranger scooped well,


Where weary men might turn;
He walled it in, and hung with care


A ladle at the brink;
He thought not of the deed he did.


But judged that toll might drink.
He passed again and 10 the well,


BY summers never dried,
Had cooled ten thousand parching tongues,
And saved life beside.
A dreamer dropped Il random thought;


Twas old, and yet twas new
A simple fancy of the brain,


But strong in being true:
1t shone upon genial mind,
And 10 it's light became
A lamp of life, beacon ray,


monitory flame
The thought was small its issue great:


watch-iire on the hill,
1t sheds its radiance far adown,


And cheers the valley still
A nameless man, amid a crowd


That thronged the daily mart,
Let fall n word of hope and love,


Unstudied, from the heart;
A whisper on the tumult thrown


A tralsitory breadth
1t raised IL brother from the dust;


1t saved a sonl from death.
Oh germ oh fount oh word of loyet
Oh thought at random cast
Ye were but little at the first,


But mighty at He last,