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Year: 1876

rain set in which continued the remainder
Of the trip. We reached the dock at the
foot Of Superior street a few minutes before
nine, and the majority of the excursionists
went directly to the depot. The original
iii'ehtion Of the railroad company was to
run special train down from Cleveland
Oh the arrival of the boat, but owing to the
small number, it was thought best to send
us back on the midnight express and if
was so understood by the passengers ganor
ally. As this would give us an bonr on5
half in Cleveland, the band, with several
Others, went up into the city. In the
mean time the railway company had de-
cided to run the special train, as first
agreed upon, and this train left as soon as
the first detachment reached the depot.
While the band were up in the city it began
raining very hard, and the longer they
waited for it to stop the harder it poured.
At last they made break for the depot,
where they arrived soaked to the skin.
They We're not little chagrined to find the
train had been gone an hour, but they were
passed on the regular train, and reached
Ashtabula at 12:4O m.
Year: 1876

Tom Hendricks made speech in Johns
town, N. Y, on the 9th inst. There was
not great deal of politics in it, but he
managed to say this:


Whatever may have been your past polit-
ical opinions, you are to reflect that this
year, this most solemn year in American
history, this Centennial year, when no man
dare be false to his country, when that
ballot is cast it must be put on the side Of
right or on the side Of wrong. You cannot
take a neutral ground. As our great
Master eighteen hundred years ago said
"You must be with Ne or against Me.
You have got to be for the right or agains'
it. When the election day comes round
you will all have duty to perform. -.


From the inaecuracy Of he quotation
from the great Masters declaration, II Is
evident that the Democratic candidate ioE
Vice. President has not been reading has
New Testament for long time. He puts
himself in Christ's place, and gives the
crowd to understand that those OF them
who will vote against him will be commit
ting sin-it is hoped to be not an unPar'
donable one.
Year: 1876

The following documents, the correctness
of which are fully avouehed by some of the
best men in Indiana, will be read with
startling interest They fully account for
the popularity of Hendricks with Southern
Year: 1876

With q solicitude that verges
upon grief, we remark that lovely
woman secures her pull-back with
diminished tension. 1t was too
bright, too beautiful a thing to
last; and, however we others
might be moved by the culver of
those limbs that piled beneath the
two, too candid dry goods, toe fair
creature herself was guarded
against the fatal stoop of folly-or
TO anything else. Preservation of
the integrity Of her attire exacted
preservation of the integrity of
her walk. Like other transitory
things in this vale of tears the
pull back in its purity, is thing
of the past, leaving only fragrant
memory in our minds, and we
have now to contemplate the ami
NAL upon which we eXpend our
hoards, in her newer and equally
costly-sh all We say harness p?
Velvet, we observe with gratifica-
ton, is coming in more freely
along with the dusty season. 1t
will get dirty sooner now, and re-
qulre replacement with fresh
aud we fear, more inexpensive
material. We do notquite under
stand the trick, prevalent of late,
ofholding the skirt out of the dirt
by a grasp applied at about point
where man is kicked by his fellow.
The effect Of this is to preserve
The garment from the dirt in
which it was made to trial. and to
Obviate that suggestion of dirt
dust rising up around the neither
limbs that have always been
sweetness to masculine fancy.
The c0lors Of the day are agree
able to a cultivated sense. Take
any brace of bright, blooming
misses that one meets, and with
the low harmOnized cOlors of their
costumes, their rosy cheeks and
sparkling eyes-one shall scarcely
see a daintier sight, unless it be a
span of fine hOsses. Pledge we,
then, the sentiment pretixed to
these errant thoughts. The La
dies-Bless Them May we new
er lack opulence to lavish upon
them, nor a home for them to
adorn while we are at our club
Figaro.
Year: 1876

She led him to sofa and in a
deep bass voice called him her
souls idol, and inquired what his
mOuthly income was. Seeing his
gaze fixed on her boa-constrictOr-
like mouth, she remarked: "Darl-
ing, l see you notice my large and
beautiful mouth; let me explain
to you the reason of its unnatural
size. When l was quite child |
was playing on pdppy's cellar door.
1t gave way. | was precipitated
down into the basement and
caught by the mouth on a project
ing hook, which ripped up my
mouth several inches" With his
eyes full of sympathetic tears, he
rose from the sofa, and replied as
he made toward the door: My
angel, you are perhaps mistaken.
Probably in the excitement of that
awful moment you left your mouth
down in the basement and acci-
dentally brought. up the cellar
door. We shall meet again in z
better world. Adieu."
Year: 1876

There is scarcely anything Of greater
Importance to young man than that
he should acquire early the habit OF
regular application 70 some pursuit.
Many persons who are not OF an indo'
lent nature live on from day 20 day.
from month to month, from year To
year, without accomplishing anything
worth while. They wonder that others
are successful, and they are not that
others progress and they remain sta
tionary. The difficulty with them is
that although they are never have
learned how to work TO advantage,
they never formed the habit Of regular.
systematic application,


Desultory and merely impulsive OF.
forts attended by very inguihcient and
unsatisfactory results. The first re-
auisite IN to know what you want to
accomplish. Have some purpose
some plan. Then see 70 il that the sun
does not set on day in which something
has not been done TO carry forward
that plan-to promote that purpose.
Have, so far as possible, regular hours
of work, and let no slight interruption
interfere with them. IL you take a
days recreation, DO sure that on the
morrow you resume your work, and
give TO il the benefit Of refreshed
strength aud renewed vigor.


At the end OF every week, regularly
review your work. Consider just how
much you have accomplished. IL you
are satisfied with what you have done
twill bring to you feeling ofrepose and
content. Ii you find you should have
done more, then make sure that th,
coming week shall show an Improve
ment on the past.


Finally, let nothing-no matter wha'
-daunt or discourage you. Glory u
a resolute and inViDcible will
Year: 1876

New York hotel proprletors and
hackmen are complaining that West
ern people are beating down their
prices. It is about time. War rates
after long peace panic ought to be
cut down to common sense standard.
That our people are sensible enough to
consider their expenses at all, IS a
healthy sign. 1t shows that while they
have mouey TO spend in proper en-
ployment, they have reached the point
of calculative reasoning to do so with
just economy.


For ten years Americans spent the
money they made by the war with a
reckless abandon that was, perhaps,
never euuaied. This extravaganza
broke down the natural division of So
eiety and ruined hundreds of thou
sands. 1t did far worse. 1t corrupted
the public morals. Men and women
lived for the appearance OF grades to
which they had not been. born, oT


raised. or educated, and In the ridlcu-
lous effort to sustain themselves, be-
came irretrievably bankrupted in name
and pocket. 1t is a grand knowledge
| to possess that our people are prohtlng
by the past. 1t has been hard and
bitter lesson to learn, but it is a lesson


which will last one generation at least
The small feather which has beer
blown to US from the East of our Cen
tennial pleasure hunters seeking to Gu
down hotel and hack rates to an ante
war standard, is not the least happ!
omen of returning good times. 1t is


capital old proverb which says that !


we look after the pennies the pound


will look after themselves.
Year: 1876

The following letter was received
from a prominent financial man IN
New York by State Treasurer Morrow /:


NEW York, Oct. 29. 1876-To the
Treasurer of Tennessee--Slr: 4 hold
some of your State bonds, together
with the unpaid coupons, and feeling
confident that your State will Obliged
TO scale its debt to relieve its oppres-
sion. as many of the Southern States
have already done, l will here take
the liberty of saying that l would
rather stand the deep scaling that the
State of South Carolina gave her bon
ded debt. than the scaling which Ala
bama gave hers. South Carolina re-
duced the principal of her debt to an
amount that she could safely and
promptly manage at six per cent
The State OF Alabama reduced the
rate of interest upon her debt and lei
the principal remain, which will ever
have a depressing effect on her bonds


| contend that the scaling of the prin'
cipal is better tor both parties thar
the scaling of the rate of interest. a
deep shave will be as favorably re-
ceiyed as a shallow one. am, very
truly, JNo. JACOB AsToR.
Year: 1876

Up in the higher Alps the snow is


sometimes piled so high, and is so even


" balanced, the crack of whip or


the shout of loud voice may give suf-


fcient vibration to the air to bring
down the whole mass upon the travel
ers below. So in our moral world,


there are souls just lowering over the
abyss of ruin word, or even a look
from us may cause them to plunge
down into the depths from which there
is no return; or helping hand stretched
ont to them In the moment of peril,


NAV lead them back to the safe paths.
Year: 1876

Two young gentlemen were gravely
discussing the social problem whether
or not etiquette demands that young
lady upon parting With her gentlemen
callers at the gate or the ball door,
shall ask them to call again. One in
sisted that such an invitation was the
proper thing to do. The other denied
it. because. said be. Il 90 to see a
young lady who knows what politeness
requires. and she never asks me to call
again"
Year: 1876

Having concluded that large sales and quick
returns will not only pay better than having
the goods lay on the shelves, but enable as to
constantly show greater variety, we have
marked all our
Year: 1876

The report Of the dry goods market ir
this mornings paper gives token thai


the skies are Frightening, and that err
long our eyes shall once again behold tht
glorious dawn Of day in the shape OF .
general business revival. Let us possess
our souls In patience yet a lit


lie while, and not be led oiT into wild
notions about patent processes fol
paying debts and making money mort
plentiful. As soon as confidence strength


ems sufficiently to induce idle capital tt
reappear In the arena Of active trad'
there will be all the money that th'
country needs. The hesymptoms Of return


ing confidence noted this morning are, Il
some degree at least, due to the spreading
belief that there is to be no chang
in the financial policy Of th'
country, and that the great party tha


saved the Union from rebOls in arms, ant
that has since saved it from the hardly
less dangerous inilationists, will still guide
and direct It's destinies clear through the
voyage, until, beyond all peril, the goot
ship il moored in the harbor Of peace and
prosperity. .. g., 81
Year: 1876

TO ne Editor Of The tribune.


SIR: The students of the graduating class of
Amherst College are about 10 land Ia petition To the
Facrlty of the College asking that body dispense with
the customary oratiOns at the e1erclsos
ILe ground OF the petition the lack OF interest eynced
in this feature OF Commencement week. The students
desire TO have something substituted which will be of
more pleasure and profit all concerned The decline
Of the interest In for the past ten or t
years las been noticeable at Amherst It's TO be at
trbuted partly the fact TINT there IL an exhibition ot
prize speaking few days before Commencement, which
is ordinarily lar superior 10 the latter IL Interest," but
more especially 10 growing spirit OF opposition To tile
empty display characteristic OF Commencement GraoE'.
Tho necessity a change rss been fell 0r some u;uc,
and hoped that to thus started among the
students VIII be successful "


AmheTst Mass, May 81, 1876.
Year: 1876

The London Telegraph says: If
the head master of bennington
College cannot secure distinction
for himself and his school in any
other way, at any rate he has been
able to attract public notice by pun
ishing a boy on account of his
fathers fault. Mr.. Jackson, the
parent Of one of the pupils, wrote
to explain that he had detained his
son for two days after term began,


and DR.. Wood thereupon 'caned,'
not the father, but the unfortunate
lad. We published yesterday the
correspondence relating to this
affair, and about the facts there is
no dispute. The story is best told
in the letter Of the young victim
offered up for the sins of his parent ;
"My Dear Papa got here safely
last night about 7;90; but what do
you think9 Mr., Wood asked me
why I did not come back on Friday,
and l told him that you said l
might stay, and then he said you
had no right to let me stay over the
day, and he said, Il cane all boys
who don't come back on the day.
and he eaned me as hard as he could
across the back of my legs, SO that
| know hardly how to sit. l think
he is getting too fond of Gaming me,
and when he said he caned all boys
who did not come on the day, he
has not done anything Of the sort
Year: 1876

do not intend to disturb YOU" He
wore a red handkerchief over his
face, with holes cut for his eyes and
mouth, Below the handkerchief
appeared his beard-very long, but
probably false. His companion
was a smaller and rougher look
ing man. His mask was simply a
white handkerchief tied over the
lower portion Of his face. The up
per part was plainly visible. He
remarked that we must consider
them an awful set of reprobates.
The inquiry for arms showed three
pistols in our car. One of these
was owned by lady. Throughout
the whole affair she remained per-
fectly cool and collected, and re-
fused to accommodate a gentleman
with the loan of her pistol. When
some one said this was the work of
the james boys, she laughingly re-
marked that her name was James.
but she hoped none of her relatives
were engaged in such disreputable
business. The newsboy had a pis-
tol and made his way to the front
platform. Looking up the bluff,
he deserted the figure Of man and
fired. In an instant the shot was
returned. The ball passed between
the plucky newsboy and gentle
man who was standing on the plat
form, and both of them sought
shelter without ceremony. Think
ing that the robbers might fire
through the windows, | got off the
chair and took q position on the
floor. The sanctimonious New
Yorker, who was going away to die
no more, thinking, doubtless, that
| was engaged in prayer, softly ap
preached and asked if l was pre-,
pared to die? / was not in a hu
NOR to enlighten him on the sub.
ject. We were detained about al
hour, when the robbers, having
accomplished their purpose, gayl
us permission to proceed. 1t wa
one of the episodes Of my life
shall never forget.
Year: 1876

The following swindle is reported
from London: A middle-aged man.
dressed in black, and wearing a felt
hat, walked leisurely into a shop,
and asked that six or eight pairs of
ladies' boots might be sent to a
particular address, which happened
to be known to the tradesman.
The tradesman sent his errand boy,
who, on his arriving at the door,
was met by the man, who took the
boots, and told the boy to go and
get a shilling's worth of stamps,
while the ladies were trying them
on. AS soon as the boys back was
turned the man in black walked
leisurely away in another direction.
He had given the boy a sovereign
to get a Shilling's worth of stamps,
and the coin, on examination at
the postofice, was found to be a
bad one.
Year: 1876

and when l was late a day or so two
terms ago, he never said anything
to me about it, and several of the
boys this time did not come till
Saturday, and he did not punish
them, and l told you l did not
think it would matter, and of course
l did not, but if l thought it would
matter l should have said so, and
have come back on the day, and 1
think he caned me withouta a cause,
for he has never been so particular
before, or l should have known. /
hope you will write to him about
being so fond of Gaming me, for it
is not the first time"
Year: 1876

Patterson Marriage.


Letter to the Washington Chroniclo.l


Allusion was recently made in
one of my letters in the Chronicle
to Madame Bonaparte. A friend
has kindly placed in my hands the
" Biographical Memoir" of Com
modore Barney, edited by Mary
Barney, in which appears the fol-
lowing in reference to Jerome
Bonaparte's first meeting with the
beautiful belle of Baltimore: "The
races at Govane's-town took place,
and there for the first time Jerome
saw the beautiful Miss P. A
single glance was enough to fire his
heart. He had never seen so lovely
a creature before, and forgetting
brother, empire, future prospects,
and everything but the fascinating
object before him, he insisted upon
an introduction to her, and very
soon appealed to the friendship Of
Commodore Barney to aid him in
his matrimonial design, The Com
modore very prudently and firmly
demonstrated with him against the
folly of forming an attachment
with any young lady in the United
States, as he was under age and en-
tirely dependent upon his brother,
who had, no doubt, other views for
him. He reminded him that the
laws of France would not recognize
marriage SO contracted, and that
in the event of his brother object
ing to it the innocent and lovely
object Of his affections would be
torn from him, and the conse-
quence could not be otherwise than
painful to all parties. Commodore
Barney felt it to be his further duty
to make the same representations
to Miss P and her family, and
thus, instead of assisting Jerome
in the step which he seemed re-
solved upon taking, he did every
thing that strict propriety would
justify to prevent its consumma-
ton. Our readers need not be told
how little his arguments availed on
either side. The marriage was
probably delayed by his interfer-
ence, but at length took place on
Christmas day, 1904, How short
lived was the happiness resulting
from this marriage, how YEARLY
long the misery to one at least Of
the couple, is but too well known" "
/
Year: 1876

APpaIIng Loss Of LIE E.timaied At $50.


Telegrams from New York Of the
9Th and 7th inst. bring accounts of
the burning of the Brooklyn Theater.
The catastrophe ranks among the
most fatal ever recorded. At late
hour on the night of the 9Th, 2S5
bodies had been recovered. We
subioin the evidence of G. A. Wise
near. who was in the theater at the
time, as descriptive of the scene:


He saw the flames burning the
scenery and rushed forward to open
the doors. The actors quieted the
audience a moment; he waited at
the door till the spectators were all
out /; then closed the doors to keep
the draught out; people we're com
ing down from the gallery, but sud-
denly stopped; he saw what the
matter was; when he got to the
stairs, there was lady who had one
of her legs caught in the balusters,
man fell over her, then others fell
over him, making heap which those
in the rear we're unable to pass.
There we're some 60 persons in the
pile. The stairs we're open all the
way down from that point. At this
time the smoke was very dense. 1t
was not three minutes after the fire
broke out till the curtain was lowered
and took FIRE, and this had the effect
of sending the flames up to the galle-
~. Persons we're piled up here
and there crying for help. I did get
some in the rear to fall back, till /
got two men out. Seeing these got
out they all rushed forward again
!, and blocked the passage. tried to
extricate a woman who was caught
in the railing, but she was held fast.
An usher came up to assist. We
made a small place among them.
We tore the dresses off of some, but
we got them out Then / went to
the dress circle and found
woman there, took her out
There must have been other persons
there for heard cries, but could not
see them on account of the smoke.
] knew there must be several others
in the dress circle, who were over-'
taken by the fire. l was then get
ting weak. l dropped to the floor to
get fresh air. The smoke was black
smoke, and had very suffocating
smell. am an old fireman and new
er experienced smoke so suffocating.
| was not in the smoke more than a
minute, yet / could not breathe.
First and second galleries, even the
the stairs were at the time filled with
sufocatiug smoke. No human being
could live in that smoke two minutes.
heard humping noise as if some
persons we're jumping out of winA
dows. At the time it was utterly
impossible to get to the top of the
gallery. knew the people we're all
taken from the dress circle stairs,
but ! heard cries inside. called
out Who are you? but got no an
swer. Even when l got down on
the floor, heard humping noise,
as if jumping out of the upper gal
lery. If they had jumped from the
gallery to the dress cirle, the smoke
was 50 dense l could not have seen
them.
Year: 1876

l remember morn behind the mill,


When blackbirds sang,


And sheep. bells rang,
Far off. and all things else were kill,


But the rising hrram


In the pictured stream,
And the noise of water About the mill.
l remember . maid in her sweet youth,


Whose gentle days


In village ways
Were passed in simple works Of truth;


The summer 's'aay


Sped fast away
In . dream of love, in time of youth,
remember the Spring in garb of green.


The light heart glee


That came 10 me
With the smile of my love at seventeen;


Her laugh that went


Like woodland sce.,t
TO my s0ul-that time on the daisled greer
And though l know the days are sp53:,
That love was lost
When came the frost
At Summers close of my content;
Yet some joy stays
In Winter digs.
And brings its joyous complement.
-[Chsmber' $ Journal
Year: 1876

ILLNESS OF Mr.. BLAINE.-The latest Blaine
exeitsmeut v as caused by g sudden sttack of i'll
ness, Sunday morning, just as he was entering
church. He fell unconscious, and was taken
home in that condition. By prompt medical as
sistance, he soon improved, and at last accounts,
was able to converse and to eat. The cause OF
his illness was the excessive mental strain and
excitement of the past week or two, combined
with the hot, sultry weather. Even this Incl
dent is being weighed as to its probable enecf
upon the Convention. Some argue that it will
operate uufavorably upon his prospects, while
others claim, with more reason, that it will in
crease the sympathy in his behalf 1t will have
the effect of postponiug the investigation for
few days, and give the Mulligans and other hired
witnesses an opportunity to nurse their little
sensations until after the work Of the Conven-
tion is done. We do not believe that Blaine has
lost his eneralship, even in bis sickness, but
that he will make it answer good purpose.
Year: 1876

= Congressional etiquette is q big thing
When the members get SO wroth that they must
insult each other or burst, they do it some what
like Judges in Court sometimes decide case
and Immediately order it to be docketed for a
new trial; or like parliamentarians, who move to
reconsider vote, and then move to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. Proc. Knott, the 9th.
er day, remarked that Blaine was the d-dest
scoundrel he ever saw" and straightway ac-
knowledged that he was wrong, and begged par
don. Then, in debate in the House, Tsrbox
told Frye that he lied, and Immediately explained
that he did not mean to charge him with utter
ing an untruth. This is q style worthy of i'm
itation. One can show his nerve and spunk by
calling man q scoundrel or liar; and before
the other has Q chance to tap him on the snoot,
be can explain that he did not mean by those
terms, to imply that his opponent was dishonest
or would tell an untruth.