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Year: 1872

Woman C1ubbed and Dragged Down
Stairs by Three Policemen-Mary Janc
MOrrisy ON Her Muscle.


The day at the Tombs Police Court yesterday wit
messed no deviation from the general run Of petty
cases During the afternoon q great number Of
persons applied for warrants for the arrest Of vari
GUS individuals against whom they had some
grudge or another, but without single exception
their efforts failed to bring forth ruit. About two
O'Clock brace Of tough-Iooking ANA
IONS from the Sixth ward came trip
ping gayiy in just in the wake OF
an officer who escorted muscular negress whose
arrest their united efforts had obtained on charge
of SANDER. From the nrst 1t was plain the case
was one similar to that In which the kettle called
the pot black Mrs. Muldoon and Mrs. OFlarity, the
cOmplanants In the affair, said the "darty black
thing" had called them low Irish and accused them
of being drunk. "Now, yer Honor. yez knows we
do not dhrink ANYTHING. at ALL and that we
are dacent, respectable women what works all day
The Court know nothing OF the kind; I never
saw you before and never want to see you again.
You are full OF drink now Come here at i've O'Clock
next week.


ssNow, yer Honor, l want a warrant for Mary
Farley, do what bit ME here on the arm, she did,
the cussed Ould canhanibal. All but didn't smash
0uld teeth on me, and yer Honor, as sure as Vt.
Patrick drove the shnakes out Of dear ould Ireland



had Jest left her mouth or me-"


"Now you had better go home or will lock you
up; get Outln And she got


FI0HT IN COURT.


A very decentlooking Irish woman caused the
arrest OF notorious Fourth ward character known
as Mary Jane MOrrisy, for assault and battery.
Mary Jane escorted up to the rail by an officer
where she renamed perfectly quiet until the COM
plainant had stated her case, when, with a tiger
like bound, she rushed over the rail, seized the
woman by the hair, and, before the officers could
prevent il, dealt her three murder0us blows in the
face. Alter this little squirt she was taken down
another burly female from the First ward, who had
been brought in Ior drunkenness pitched into an
officer and blacked both his eyes In less than two
seconds.


THREE VALIANT COPS


at once drew their clubs and vent for her, one
seizing her by the hair and the other two catching
hold OF her arms, and In this manner they dragged
her out OF the court room into the hallway leading
to the stairs where the officer whose eyes she had
blackened gave her good clubbing over the head
and never once minded her shrieRs of "Murdern ~
and cries for help. The clubbing over
the three officers proceeded to drag
the woman down stairs, head first
and although there were at least dozen
grace the Uniform they wear cared not for the fact
that her clothes were all turned over her head
and that when they had reached the landing at the
foot OF the stairs she was nsenslble. Cases SINH
lar to this are OF almost daily occurrence, and yet
no one does anything to remedy the evil. Indeed
clubbing and Kicking women and dragging them
down stairs by the hair OF the head seems to be the
most congeuial occupation the average policeman
could possibly indulge in.
Year: 1872

IF husbands are to be mistaken in "DOlly
Warden dresses, as was ar unfortunate hus-
band in Philadelphia, the sooner the fashion is
squelched the better will it be for the peace of
society
Year: 1872

A SHORT distance this side of Union, on
the Union e Titusville Railroad, there is
a very long and very high trestle, and
one upon which nobody ventures who is
at all inclined to be light headed. Imme.
mediately this side of the trestle, there is
a slight curve in the road, so that per.
son walking on it cannot be seen by the
engineer of an approaching train until it
is nearly upon him. On Friday last, as
VIM. Toles, engineer, came around the
curve at a good rate of speed, he was hor-
rihed to discover lady about the middle
of the trestle, and hardly trains length
ahead of him. Quick as thought, al
though his hair was making frantic efforts
TO lift his hat off, "Billy" whistled down
brakes gave her sand, and threw back the
reversing lever, while at the same time he
knew that it was an utter impossibility to
check the heavy train before the victim
would be overtaken AID crushed to death,
and with fixed eyes he awaited the catas-
trophe. The lady heard the warning
whistle, and turning her head saw the
iron monster almost upon her. Escape
seemed impossible; to remain was certain
death, to jump to the ground beneath a
certain death, and to attempt to run





question. Unlike ten thousand ladies,
out of ten thousand and one, she did
not scream or faint or indulge in any non
sense of any kind, but, realizing the situa-
tion in an instant, and taking the chances
all in, she proceeded to an action, which
saved her life in a manner that would have
been an honor to the GOODNESS and
presence of mind of an old campaigner or
lifelong frontiersman. About thirty
inches below the ends of the ties, and
Immediately under the stringer which
supports them, there is joist five inches
wide running from one support of the
trestle to another, and to this the clear
headed girl resorted for safety. Stepping
to the end of the ties she swung herself
down to the narrow thread with all the
apparent ease of gymnast, and with her
arms clasped around it, stretched herself
at full length along it as the train thun-
dered by almost over her. AS soon as the
engineer saw her action he threw off his
brakes and put on steam, hurried past
as soon as possible, when she nimbly
sprang to the track again and pursued her
journey as though nothing had happened.
But every woman who had a husband or
sweetheart on that train has cause to be
jealous of that brave young lady Titus
O0le pa HerdId.
Year: 1872

A certain hardware firm in Providence
expected remittance which failed to
come to hand. Complaint was made to
the post-office, as there was positive proof
that the letter containing the remittance
had been mailed in due form. Search was
made, but to no effect, and the postmaster
at Boston, in whose office the letter had
been mailed, was convinced that theft
had been perpetrated somewhere en- route.
He sent out special agents and detectives,
but to no purpose. A year elapsed and
new agent was appointed, and on his first
visit to Providence was asked to make
diligent inquiry to discover some clew to
the lost letter. The agent transacted his
other business and went TO call upon the
hardware merchants to inquire If they
had heard anything of the lost letter.
They had not, and while discussing its
singular disappearance, severe rain and
windstorm came up, and when he left to
go to the depot the agent gladly accepted
the loan of an old oveTcoat found hang
ing in closet in the hardware store, and
an umbrella; porter accompanied him
to the depot to bring back the borrowed
articles. Taking off the overcoat at the
depot, the agents hand felt something in
the pocket, and knowing II was a spare
coat, belonging to the hardware store
and its employees in general, and TO no
one in particular, he put his hand in and
drew out several unopened letters, and
among them the one so long sought. Re-
turning at once to the hardware mer-
chants TO whom the letters were address,
ed, the mystery was at last explained.
One of the firm recollected receiving the
mail about the time he had expected the
important letter, and that when he
wished to read his letters he could find
none of them. He also remembered that
he had at that time worn that very over
coat.-Cor, Washington Capital.
Year: 1872

james Gordon Bennett is the best
yachtsman and amateur sailor in the
world, being able to calculate latitude and
longitude by all the methods, both solar
and astral, and to box the compass equal
to any Jack Tar of them all.
Year: 1872

LIFE IN A PRINTING OFrIcE'-
Few people are aware Of the inside
working OF Il printing office, nor of the
annoyance attendant upon the publica


ton Of a newspaper. 1t is impossible
to form anything like a correct idea Of
the number Of men there are in this
and every community, who make it n
point about every other time they meet
you to tell you about some important
fact that ought to be noticed by the
paper pro bono p,,b'ion. Generally,
hAevcr, it turns out that the items
referred to is ono in which the infor-
mant has an AK to grind, and the news
paper is to be the free horse en- which
he expects to ride into public notice
and confidence. 1t is a prevalent
though mistaken idea, that s. for sub.
scription will make a man a permanent
stakeholder in the establishment. The
newspaper business is very exacting
on all connected with it, and the pay
is comparatively small. The proprie,
tors risk large amount of money for
smaller profits, and the editor and
printers work harder and cheeper than
the same number Of men in any other
profession requiring the given amount
of intelligence and training. The life
has its charms and pleasant associa,
tions scarcely known to the outside
world; but it has its own earnest work,
and hours Of exhaution, which, like,
wise, are not known to those who think
the business all fun. The idea thai
newspapordom Is the charmed circl,
where the favored members live a life
Of ease, free from care, is a mistaken
one. business, and the journal that
succeeds is the one that is run on the
square business footing, with the same
system as a banking house.
Year: 1872

A Louisville girl came blushing into
he parlor the other night and told her
father, when he noticed her bloom,
that she had been enjoying unseen
happiness. The old gentleman thought
she had been praying and was glad, as
he is pious man; but instead the
wicked lass had been kissed by her
oyer in the unlighted hall.
Year: 1872

The Chinese tell very pretty story
Of the matrimonial affection of wild
geese. They say that on the death of
their male bird, the female never mates
again, but lives foi the rest of her days
a widow, mourning the loss of her first
love; and the male bird is equally con-
slant, never supplying the place Of his
consOrt.
Year: 1872

THE FUTURE OF TIE ENGLISH
FARM LABORER.-A writer who
has given the subject much attcn-
tion and has become thoroughly
familiar with it in all its bearings,
declares that the strike Of the En-
glish agricultural laborcrs will
terminate in an emigration from
England to this country, which in
extent, will cvcrshadow the great
exodus from LELAND to America.
And this view Of the case is more
than likely to be the correct one,
for the fact is: England is over
stocked with farm laborcrs. The
arabic land under cultivation is
not sufficiently productive to war
rant the owners in granting the
higher pay asked for. In many
cases the landlords are absolutely
too poor to raise the rate Of wages
by 4 penny. On this side Of the
ocean the land is in excess Of the
workers. Here there are more
acres than hands to till them
What more beneficial, therefore,
for both countries than that the
farmers and land should be brought
together. We cannot send our
vast Western plains to England to
be cultivated, but England can
readily send to us her surplus farm
laborers.
Year: 1872

A SAD SToRY.-Therc comes
from Philadelphia a sad story
about u lame girl, who for fourteen
years, had never left the third
story back room in which she


lived. Not long ago she was car
ried to Fairmount Park, on the
occasion of one of the excursions
Of the school children. Her de-
light at a sight of the fresh "a
dIant nature around her was al
most painful to those who wit
messed it. She lay down on the
grass, and touching it lovingly.
asked what it was, and put similar
questions with reference to the
trees and birds. All day long she
lay in the warm sunshine, gazing
at the blue sky and at the beauti-
full river flowing past the Park.
At intervals she was observed to
weep softly, from the very excess
of the newborn joy within her.
Year: 1872

THE HABIT OF GuoD WALKING.
Very few people ever learn to
walk properly. Men and women:
who are particular enough about
their dress, pay no attention TO
their carriage and gait, but sham
bic, trot or waddle along without
much apparent regard for the ap-
pearance they make. One of the
secrets of good walking is to be
able to balance the body easily,
first on one foot, and then on the
other. When the soldier has
learned to stand steadily on one
foot, he can then walk without
swaying, and preserve that stead
iness in marching which is always
a mark of we'll !-drillcd troops. So,
if civilians wish to walk as well as
soldiers. they must, like them,
first learn something of the mys-
teries of balancing. But it is not
an easy thing to stand steady on
a narrow sole with 4 small heel,
and. this is just the difficulty with
the walking Of fashionable people.
The sandaled feet of those ancient
beauties, whose forms have come
down to be preserved in marble,
are beautiful in their unrestrained
natruraIness, and very unlike
those Of modern bellies, or beaux
either, for that matter. With
low heels and broad soles, it is
not difficult to balance the body,
while by drawing in the chin the
shoulders are naturally thrown
back, the lungs given full oppor.
tuuity to expand, and the head
carried erect. Fashionable boots
and high heels must be discarded


or it useless TO make the expert


mcnt Of learning to walk well.
Year: 1872

AcCIucut " tuO EEIhCO Va " oiSS'


PARIS, May 2S.-Inteuse excitement
occurred here yesterday at Hotel de
Bristol, by an accident to the Prince OF
Wales, which fortunately was unat-
tended with serious conseque noes.
The Prince and Princess, who are now
in this city on their way home to Eng
land, from a tour in the southern por'
ton of the continent, were about taking
a carriage from the hotel to the steamer,
which was to convey them across the
channel, when as the Prince was about to
step in, the horses attached to the car
riage became frightened and made a bolt
knocking over passing cart by which
the carriage was upset. Fortunately
the Prince leaped back from the car
riage in time TO save himself from in
jury.
Year: 1872

On inquiry we are unable to hear oi
any sales Of wool made by the farmers
of this county this season. They have
their minds fixed on q good price, and
are generally resolved to get it before
they sell. On the other hand, wool
purchasers by holding of expect to be
able to drive farmers to consent to dc.
cline from present fgures-Cadis Ssna'
nsL.
Year: 1872




70 provide for the construction of shell
road in the parish of Jefferson by the
police jury Of the left bank of said parish,
and for the payment thereof; for the
keeping of the same in repair, and to au-
thorize said police jury to levy a special
tax for said purpose


SECTION s. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of Louisiana in General Assembly con-
vened That it shall be the duty of the
police jury of the left bank, parish of Jefer-
son, and it is hereby authorized and en-
powered to pass and adopt, within ten days
from the passage Of this act, the necessary
ordinances and resolutions for the construc-
ton within one year from the adjudication
of the contract, OF shell road extending
along the Metairie ridge in said parish Of
Jefferson, from the New Orleans canal west
as far as the Labarre road, and
at the option Of said police jury
along the Labarre road to the river. Missis-
sippis said road shall be in al respects q
Year: 1872

Received in the office of Secretary of
State August 6, 1879.


The foregoing act having been presented
to the Governor of the State of Louisiana
for his approval, and not having been
returned by Linn to the house of the General
Assembly in which it originated within the
time prescribed by the constitution of the
State of Louisiana, has become a law with
out his approval.
Year: 1872

Washington, Feb. 23.--Lord Granville's
I note has been received. The Cabinet dis
cussed an answer to England for two hours
and half, but none was adopted.
The contents of these communications
are regarded as confidential in Executive
quarters; hence speculations in regard
to them are untrustworthy.


Washington, Feb. 23.-The note of Earl
Granville, sent to Secretary Fish, through
Minister Schenck, was read to the Cabinet.
"A general conversation ensued, in which
the merits of the questions presented con-
cernlng the Interpretation Of the treaty OF
Washington were discussed. There may
be a further conference on the subject,
when the reply of the Secretary of State
to the friendly note shall have been pre-
pared.


While this government does not seem
disposed to modify its statement of the
case, it will doubtless respond to the Brit
ish objections in such spirit as will show
its earnest desire for settlement of the
questions at issue in a manner altogether
honorable to both nations, through the tri-
bunal of arbirators provided by the treaty.
This is known to be the desire of the
President and all the members of the
Cabinet.


Application was made to-day for COPY
of the British note, for publication, but
without success the refusal being based
on the grounds that to furnish it would not
only be against precedent, but disrespectful
to the British government at this stage of
the proceedings. 1t was further said to-
night by high executive officer that not
even the substance of the note could now
be communicated through an official source,
nor had it been repeated to any private par
ties.


AT the same time, it was remarked that
as the note was of friendly character,
and couched in delicate language, and as
the reply would be in like temper, there
was, therefore, no cause whatever for ap-
prehension as to the continuance of peace
between the two countries.


Hon. Charles Francis Adams, together
with Secretary Fish, visited the President,
but remained but short time after the
Cabinet. assembled, having spent few
minutes in conversation with them.
Year: 1872

IMPROVEMENTS IN THE WEST END.
The Judge of the Henrico County Court
has instructed the commissioner of roads
for said county to examine route to con-
struct road from the town of Harye to
the corporate limits near the reservoir. A
committee of citizens will present to the
Council petition signed by numerous tax
payers and property owners, praying the
City Council to extend Reservoir street
outwards from the corporate limits, SO as
to connect with said road. By the Joint
act of county and city the people of Har.
vie hope soon to have their roads improved
so as to enable them to reach Richmond in
all seasons and kinds of weather.
Year: 1872

INCOME TAX FOR lS71.-The necessa-
ry blank return for persons liable to in
come tax for the year 1871, which is made
returnable by the lst of March, 1872, will
be Immediately issued from the office OF
the Assessor of internal revenue for this
district. Persons liable to this tax will do
well to proceed at once to put their bust
ness in such shape as to enable them to
make the proper return by the lst prox.
imo, as by failing to do so they will incl
an additional penalty of fifty per cent. tc
the proper tax.
Year: 1872

How TO MAKE LIGHT.-The Paris
Figaro gives the following method of OBJ
tanning light instantaneously, without the
use of matches, and without danger Of
setting things on fire: Take an oblong vial
Of the whitest and clearest glass, put in it
piece of PHOSPHORUS about the size of a
pea, upon which pour some olive oil, heat
ed to the boiling point, filling the vial
about one-third full, and then seal the
vial Theoretically. To use it, remove
the cork and allow the air to enter the vial, +,
and then recork it. The whole empty
space in the bottle will then become lum-
inous, and the light obtained will be equal
to that of a lamp. AS soon as the light
grows weak its power can be increased by
opening the vial and allowing a fresh sup
ply of air to enter. In winter it is some
times necessary to heat the vial between
the hands to increase the fluidity of the
oil. Thus prepared the vial may be used
for six months. This contriyance is now
used by the watchmen Of Paris in all mag
azines where explosive or infammable ma
terials are stored.
Year: 1872

SWEAR AGIN THE NAGUR.--Many
phases of human nature can be studied
in the grand jury-room. The hatred which
the natives of Green Erin bear toward our
citizens of African descent is frequently
seen where the accused is of negro blood,
and the witness is of the race that boasts
the "blarney-stone" and grows indignant
at mention of Boyne Water. Given
such case, and the chances are more
than even that the witness will tell
a story in which indictment is the primary
and truth the secondary consideration. II
you have two or more witnesses of the
loquacious nationality, and take the pains
to question them closely, you will be likely
to find a conspicuous inharmony in then
testimony. They seem to consider them.
selves called to 'swear agin' the nagur,o
and they generally do it.--Scribner's
! Monthly for March.
Year: 1872

MADISON. WARD.-The Republicans of
Madison ward met and organized for the
spring campaign last night. A full set of
officers and executive and finance commit
tie were selected. The list is composed of
well known and energetic gentlemen.
Year: 1872

Spe ial Iisratch to the Evening POST


WASHINGTON, July 15.-The members
of the Democratic Committee here are
dissatisfied with that par; OF Mr.. Greeley IS
New York speech where he said that he
was as much of Republican as he ever
was. Thi> they regard as very indiscreet.
and calculated to injure him with Demo-
Gratis while his additional declaration that
he considered them them to be as much
Democrats as ever will injure him with
the Republicans.


The speech of Mr.. B. Gratz Brown at
New Haven the members of the Commit
tee consider to be as certain to do great
harm, on account of the parallel it sug
gests with Ex-President Johnson's efforts
while swinging around the circle" and
at his Inauguration speech.


The private opinion in the Committee is
understood to be that both Greeley and
Brown had better be kept as silent as pos
sible during the campaign.
Year: 1872

The busy fellows holding the handle of the
Greeley organ grind out some wonderfully
quere things For example in advertising the
speakers for the late Greeley meeting, they put
in the namos of Grant men for Vice President
and SPEAKERS. So in getting up their Greeley
club they publish the names of men who we e
not in sympathy with them. This is a new
way of conscripting men into this shameless CO.
alitiOn. They claim to represent the reSpecta-
bility and intelligence of the community, and
think if tn y publish a name in connection with
heirs, of course the person so associated will
not have the courage to publicly disnwn it. It's
into their crowds. We know of some cases
where it won't succeed. The fact that the or
gan publishes a man as to speak at a Greey
meeting or belonging to a Greeley club, need
not lead people to suppose the person named
was consulted, In fact, the presumption is that
he was not.
Year: 1872

The person who left sack of pototoes in a
patch ofcorn in East Knoxville, can have the same
by calling for them. He should be careful,
however not to run against a double barrel shot
gun, which is laying around loose il the yard.
Year: 1872

Eulogiums of the great National Regenerator
of Health, Plantation Bitters, are on every
body's tongue. This gratutous riUG uoce ad-
vertising is better than all the paid-for putting
to which the owners of bogus bitters are obliged
to resort. 1t has a spontaneous heartiness about
it which carries conviction to the mind of the
pr'prietors of the Plantation Bitters have never
relied upon newspaper bolstering to establish
the success of a preparation which owes its
astonishing popularity mainly to the oral testi-
mony of the thousands who have either expert.
enced or been the eyewitness of the immense
physical good it has wrought throughout the
length and breadth of the land


DON'T HAWK, HAWK, SPIT, SPIT,
BLOW, BLOW, and disgust every body with
your Catarrh and its offensive odor, when DIR.
Sages Catarrh Remedy will speedily destroy
all odor, arrest the discharge d cure you.
Year: 1872

This is the cock that crowed in the
morn and walked the priest all shaven
and shorn that married the man all tat
tered and torn that kissed the maiden
all fdflorn that MIXED the COW with
crumpled horn that tossed the dog that
worried the eat that killed the nat that
ate, the malt that lay in the house that
George bnilt.