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Year: 1875

u Fortune.


New York Correspondence of the Cincinnati


Commercial.


A sharp fellow, with queer history,
is the Spiritualist medium who has late
ly been edifying believers at Tammany
HALL. Years ago he found out the
modus operandi of some Of the more
startling kinds Of spiritual manifesto
tons, and thereupon took up the bust.
ness of public lecluring, with view of
displaying and exposing them. He
went from place to place, but could not
get audiences, could not make the thing
pay, finally gave it up as failure, and
aiterward, in course of time, found him
self trying to get a living by keeping a
fish stand. BY and by one day there
came to his fish stand the well know ed
itor of Spirituallst paper, who was sur
prised TO find the unbeliever in the busi-
ness, aad at last said to him. Now, as
you know all about these manifestations,
and can give them to such advantage,
why doa't you 90 around giving them
before Spiritualist meetings instead of
running them down." The dnprinci-
pied 6shman saw the notion, took to
It, went about as medium in the way
that had been suggested to him and has
met with such success that he is able to
show $4,000 to his credit in the bank
He now laughs in his sleeve as be tells of
the failure he suffered while showing up
the "mauifestions" which have since
brought him fortune, and holds that
mankind prefer his present career to his
previous one.
Year: 1875

II is now more than half century
since there resided in large and popu-
lous seaport town in the north of Eng.
land much respected and eminent at
torney, who was ever on the oui vive for
fun and good humor. His jokes were
frequent, and he was noted all over town
for his eccentricities and habitual pleas.
antry. Being wealthy man, he gave fre.
quenily to public aud private charities,
and was welcome visitor to the abodes
of the poor as well as the rich.


/ well remember the time when this
facetious gentleman filed the Office OF
sheriff, and when he INDUCED his pen
chant for the humorous by the summon
ing of four remarkably queer juries to
well and truly try persons at the court
Of quarter sessions for the town and
county in which he then resided


AT first, at the spring term, our face
tious sheriff summoned fat jury
twelve oil the most portly ponderous men
he could ind-and when they we're call.
ed on by the clerk Of the court to take
their seats in jury box it was found
almost impossible to cram them into it
And when, after much hard squeezing
and grinning, they we're shit up in the
box, they became literally packed jury
and no mistake.


The second jury summoned by this
droll official was the very reverse of his
| first panel-twelve OF the leanest and
lankest men he could find all over town;
men with long legs and long faces, who
seemed as though they had been fed on
water Cruel and never tasted roast beet
in the course of their lives.


The third jury summoned by our face
tious Sheriff for the September term
consisted OF twelve BARRIERS, whose shaw
ing shops were near the courthouse,
and in so placing those BARRIERS on the
jury all the barristers who attended
court that day appeared with their wigs
undressed and uncombed--a funny spec.
tacle for the officers OF the court, the
learned Recorder and all others who hap
pened to be present on that memorable
| occasion.


! But in bis selection Of a jury for the
December term of the court of quarter
sessions our good humored Sheriff capped
the climax Of his official drollery by
summonng twelve men who squinted sc
awfully at the learned Recorder when
he attempted to make the FIRST charge tC
! them, that the learned judge could moi
help joining in the general laugh, anC
exclaiminy, in seeming anger:
i This is indeed too bad Mr. Sheriff.


But the latter only remarked, in 9
very serious and amusing tone:


Twelve good and lawful men, you
honor"


And here let me add that | never
heard of the facetious Sheriff serving
longer than one year.
Year: 1875

The statement is going the rounds
that mathematician at Harvard has
calculated that the pet dogs now owned
by students would cover the quadrangle
at the rate Of one dog for every square
yard. Either these Harvard mathema'
maticians are very unsoand calculators,
or they have a very rare breed OF dogs
in Massachusetts. A dog to yard is
no doubt very large allowance, and We
pity the people to whose houses the dogs
belong But in this latitude every well
constructed dog has at least four square
feet, and we have seen a dozen pet dogs
with nearly fifty. The Harvard allow
ance is very small. 1t would be great
deal better to let the quadrangle cover
the dogs than to have such three-leggeC
monsters cover the quadrangle.
Year: 1875

When the summer of youth is elowly
wasting away on the nightfall Of age,
and the shadow of the path becomes
deeper aud deeper, and life wears to its
close, it is pleasant to look through the
vista OF time upon the sorrows and felic.
tiles of our earlier years. If we have a
home to shelter and hearts to rejoice with
us, s,and friends have been gathered around
our Gresides, and the rough places Of
wayfaring will have been worn and
smoOthed away in the twilight Of life,
the many dark spots we have passed
through will grow brighter and more
beautiful. Happy, indeed, are these
whose intercourse with the world has not
changed the tone Of their holier feeling
or broken those musical chords Of the
heart whose vibrations are so melodious
SO tender and so touching in the evening
of their life.
Year: 1875

Tie n. Y. Tribune says: A few days
ago gentleman of this city received by
malta check for five hundred dollars.
lie deposited it in the bank, and went
down into the street, there TO be met by
a rumor that sent him back in haste.
Just twenty-five minutes had elapsed.
The teller's little door was shut. The
money was gone. Had il been stolen +?
Was the bankera swindler? No, he had
failed.


About the same time, merchant re-
ceiyed a large quantity ofgoods one day
about the close of business hours. He
made some commonplace excuse for not
making immediate payment, and prom
ised To send check the next morning,
The first announcement of the morning
was that he had failed. He had the
goods, but the real owner was without
his check. Was the merchant theft
Ought he to have gone TO jailY Not at
all. lie had merely suspended. lie was
unable TO meet his obligations.


Two young men were recently brought
into one of our police courts on a charge
of stealing shoes from Third avenue
store. They were decent in appearance,
and il was believed by some that they
had been driven to crime by want. Had
they failed, or had they suspended Oh
was il because they were unable to meet
their obligationsg Not at ALL They
were thieyes-common thieyes-very
common thieves. They were sent to tho
penitentiary for two months.
Year: 1875

President Grant has been much
laughed at because he could not make a
speech. Possibly to do away with the
impression that he could not say any
thing in public, he read piece at the
banquet of the Society of the Army OF
the Tennessee, in Dos Moines recently
and as much as he has heretofore disap-
pointed people by not speaking, or
amused them by the few disjolnted SEN
teaces which he mumbled over, he ap'
pears in this case 10 have given just
cause of ofense. What he said was in
the worst taste and spirit, and may be
construed as bid for third term ON
the bloody shirt and know-Nothing
platform.


The expressions about the South were
animated by the sullen spirit of hate,
which nobody cherishes 50 tenaciousl y As
Grant. The angry sarcasm that, though
we may be recOnoiled, we are not 10
apologize to the South, is detestable.
Nobody asks apologies-nob0dy expects
TO make them. The South has made its
apology in all the possible forms of ex'
preston which people can adopt. The
question is, shall their apology and their
professions of fidelity to the usion be
accepted, and shall the union of States
and the union of feeling be perpetuated
ON that basis?


hut worse than this is the cloaked
appeal to the Internal Know Nothing
sentiment Of the country, ia the implied
assertion that some sect in religion OF
some party in politics is attempting tc
overthrow the free, non'sectarian school
system Of the country.


The Republican party is travelling th'
Year: 1875

TuE Princess Domenica Ciarelli was
left widow with two sons, and the elder
died. Almost crazy with sorrow, the
Princess was ready to fight the men who
brought the coffin, and protested they
should not carry away the boy. In the
interval Of calm the young brother, left
alone with the body and the coffin, re-
solved to cheat the men and help his
mother to keep Domenica. lie hid the
corpse in a closet and got in the coffin
himself. lie was carried to. the church
without discovery; but at the church,
nearly sufocated, he groaned, and the
coffin WAS opened, but he died in little
while. Now the mother is dead, All
this in Paris only the other day.
Year: 1875

PROFESSOR CLELASD, in his address to
the British Association, says that he is
convinced of a unity of plan running
through animal forms, and reaching, so
far as the main line is concerned, its
completion in the human body. There
is evidence that animal life has reached
its pre-ordained climax in humanity, and
it cannot be thought that, as myriads of
.year roll on, descendants differing totally
from man will be developed. In the ma
ture Of the variations in the human race
there seems to be some evidence that the
progress of evolution is not to be traced
from man, and to other animal forms yet
to appear, but, through his physical ma
ture, into the land of the unseen.
Year: 1875

A LAW POINT TO BE TEsrED.-Tbe counsel
of Frank Giles (colored) yesterday obtained
from Judge Wexford, of the Circuit Court,
a rule requiring Police-Justice White to
show cause why he should not grant an ap-
peal to the prisoner, who is now coptined in
the city Jail under sentence of twelve
months Imprisonment for petty larceny. In
this case an important law point is to be set
tied. Giles was arrested on the 18th instant ;
was tried and convicted on the 18th, and was
sent to Jail forthwith, having taken no ap-
peal to the Hastings Court, as was his right.
On the 14th Giles, through counsel, desired
to enter his appeal from the Police Justice
to the Hastings Court: but the Police JUS
tce ruled that it was too late. So the law is
to be construed in the proceeding before
Judge Wexford. On the evidence as heard
by the Police Justice there seemed no posi-
BILE doubt Of the guilt of the accused, but
since then witnesses have been obtained who
will give testimony which will so very far
towards eXonerati1g him. Hence his desire
for new trial and before jury.
Year: 1875

4 RoBBEH FIRED UpoN AND CAPTURED BY
TIE polIcE.-About 9 O'Clock yesterday
morning Policeman Henry Charter, While
walking his beat on Ninth street near Ham 5
Hail. observed two men carrying a heavy
bag between them and acting in suspicious
manner. he hailed them and asked what
they were doing, Whereupon they dropped
the bag and ran. Becoming instantly con-
yinced that they were thieves he ordered
them to halt. and failing t0 do so he fired at
them two shots. They separated, taking
opposite directions, and he pursued one who
fled in the direction of the City Spring lot,
and thence down Seventh street and to the
foot of Sixth street at the gully. AT this
latter point Policeman Maurice Griffin, who
had heard the firing, intercepted and captured
the fugitive. Policeman Griffin asked him
what he was running for and who had fired,
and he replied that drunken boy had fired
at him. This story was not believed, and
Policeman Griffin started of with the man,
who proved to be Archie Hays (colored), and
they soon came up with Policeman Char
ter. The bag dropped was found to con.
tain ten or twelve boxes Of cigars, a lot OF
champagne, and several pound. cakes; all of
which was identified as the property of Peter
Pacini, confectioner on Main street few
doors below the st. Charles Hotel, whose
store was entered and robbed by the two
men shortly before they were seen on Ninth
street. Hays will be examined by the Police
Justice this morning, and it Is hoped bis
companion in iniquity will soon be caught.
Year: 1875

THE WREN CASE TO BE DECIDED To-Day.
In consequence of the unavoidable absence
from court yesterday of Judge Christian the
opinion Of the Supreme Court in the Wren
case, which has been written by him, was
not delivered. Judge Moncure announced
that the opinion would be given this morn
ing at II O'Clock, which is an hour earlier
than the court usually meets.
Year: 1875

TRACK TAKEN UP.-In accordance with an
order ofthe Councils q number OF hands were
engaged yesterday in taking up the unused
railway track on Grace between First and
Adams streets. udG
Year: 1875

THE FIRE YESTERDAY MoRNIEG.-Just De-
fore 3 o'clock yesterday morning one of the
stationary men in Company C's engine-house
heard the cry Of Helpi Help! which pro-
eeeded from kitchen, occupied by negroe7,
adjoining Company C's stable on the south.
In a moment the watcbman saw that the
kitchen was not only in flames, but that the
company's stable was also on fire, and the
flames spreading very rapidly. The tiremen
turned out promptly, and attached their hose
to two plugs adjacent to the fire. The water
supply. in this part of the city Is excellent,
and good plug-stream would therefore be
ample to put out any ordinary fire. Unfor-
tunately, however, the plugs which were
brought into requisition had been used very
recently, and the water left in them had
frozen, and they were therefore temporarily
useless. Meanwhile an alarm was turned
In at Box No. Z, and responded to by the
fremen required to answer an alarm from
that box. The men from the Broad.Street
engine-house came down and attached their
hose TO plug near the market. A good
stream from this quarter was soon playing
upon the fire, and minute or two later the
frozen plugs were opened and the fire was
speedily put out.


The loft Of the stable contained about fif-
teen bales of hay, oats, and other feed; set
of wheels belonging to the engine, med-
cine chest, a few sections of hose, and lot
of rubbish; all of which were burned, en-
failing q loss to the city of about S400.


1t is proposed, we believe, to give this
company new engire-house, fer the pres
ent one Is about to tumble down; and the
burning of their stable at this time will,
therefore, be an inconsiderable matter. 1t is
a wonder that it has not been burned before.
1t was separated from the kitchen just de-
stroyed by thin board partition. The
room over the kitchen in which the fire
originated was perfect fre.trap. 1t is be-
licyed that a piece Of wood fell from the
stove or fireplace while the tenant was ab'
sent, and fire was thus communicated to the
rags and trash upon the floor and set the
building to burning. The cry of help came
from little negro child, who would probably
have been burned to death but for the
pror,ptness of Policeman Allen, who rem
dered valuable aid at the fire. No blame can
hardly be attached to the frenlen belonging
10 Company c for the burning of the stable.
Year: 1875

We were agreeably surprised yester-
day to find Jones & Noyes' store trans
formed into al elegant picture gallery.
Fine chromos of noted events IN his
tory, grand scenery, beautiful fruit
and flower pieces, ornamented the
walls and attracted all immense crowd.
On inquiry we learned that they were
sent here by Mr.. A. Currier, promi-
nent picture dealer of San Francisco,
aud will be sold by auction this eve
ming and Monday evening. Such a
collection of first-class oil chromos
have never before been seen in Los
Angeles, and we recommend all the
lovers of the fine arts to give them an
inspection. ga thing of beauty is a
joy forever" and If you desire to beau
tify your homes with something last
ing, attend he sales and buy some of
these art gems. They will prove a
school for your children and will help
to develop taste for the beautiful
that will have an influence on their
aesthetic judgment for all time. Do
not fail to invest few dollars for q
private art gallery at this sale.
Year: 1875

The Important re-opened yesterday,
and did quite lively business. All
goods have been marked in plain fig-
ures. All we can say to the public is
not to delay; go early, as from the
way things go, the goods will be sold
very soon. VT
Year: 1875

AT 10 O'Clock A. ~, TO nominate candidates for
the Assembly and for county ofhces, to be
supported by the Independent voters OF said
county at the coming election.


The apportionment of delegates is based on
the vote of 1873. Delegates Will be elected by
ballot, and all residents OF the county are
qualified to vote at the elections hereinafter
called who are In hearty sympathy with the
reform movement and who will pledge them
selves to support the Peoples Independent
Party In the approaching county election.


Elections for Delegates to said Convention
will be held In the several voting places on
Year: 1875

The Duchess of Marlborough had
relative, commonly called Jack Spencer,
who was very eccentric character. One
of his whimsical freaks was to take a
hackney coach with three friends in a
dark evening, and order tie man to set
them down in a gloomy part of the
Strand at the side of the new church.
He had previously opened the door oD-
posite to that where the coachman wait
ed, and as Spencer and his. friends quit
ted the coach on one side, they went
round and entered at the other. The
coachman was at first surprised that
more issued from the carriage than he
had taken in. AS they continued to go
round and come out, be became dread
fully alarmed, and at length his terror
was 80 great that he ran from the coach,
and rushed into the first public house,
telling the people there be must have
taken in legion of devils; for, he added,
with every sign Of horror, thai he mad
only taken four in, but had counted
eighteen out, and that more we're coming
when he left the coach. 1t is said that
he once contrived to collect party of
hunch-backed men to dine with him,
some of whom Indignantly quilted the
table. Another whimsical party which
he assembled at his house consisted
merely of number Of persons, all of
whom suffered; but this meeting at first
threatened serious consequences, for
each supposed he was Knocked by the
other, and it was with great difficulty
that their host restored peace, by &C
knowledging the ludicrous purpose Of his
invitation
Year: 1875

New York Sun.l


The poet OF the Pacific coast was sit
ting on the balcony of Long Branch
hotel, last evening" looking at the chill
dren dancing. There was nothing of
the traditional poet about him, and still
less Of the newspaper Joaquin Miller.
Nothing uncommon in either dress or
manner; no name Of yellow hair rolling
over his shoulders; no red shirt, no big
boots. He looked simply like q quiet
gentleman, like decidedly American
gentleman. There would be no mistak.
ing his nationality, whether you met him
in Corea or Colorado, for his face is the
refined type Of large class of Ameri-
can faces that are found mainly in the
West He has prominent cheek bones,
large nose, neither Roman nor Gre
clan, but American, and strong. The
lower face is hidden beneath full light
ish beard. Blue eyes, almest small blue
eyes, look kindly, and above them is
high, narrow forehead, made still higher
by just the least bit Of badness. The
thin, white hair was cut short. On his
hands, which are small and white, he
wore three costly rings. On the fore
finger Of the left hand was an immense
solitaire diamond. On the third finger
an antique amethyst, and smaller dia-
mond glowed alone on his right hand.
There we're diamonds on his bosom, and
q massive chain of yellow gold stretched
across his vest.
Year: 1875

An interview with Robespierre. His
toilet we'll arranged, his hair carefully
dressed and powdered, composed in his
manner, he formed the strsngest con-
trast to the disorder and affectatiou of
gross vulgarity displayed in the dress
and manner Of his colleagues Grave
in his manner, he took a very slight
share in the conversation, throwing in
only few sentertious phrases. But de-
spite the immobility of his pale sinister
visage, he might every now and then be
seen to be i'll at ease; and | learned
later that he felt indignant with De-
forgues for having brought together men
whom he already feigned to look upon as
uncertain patriots, or, what was still
more culpabie in his eyes, moderate.
So, during this dinner, conversation
grew generally constrained And l
could see, besides, by the very few words
Robespierre used, that he was desirous
of distinguishing himself as statesman
of mark He spoke Of the foreign rela-
tions of France, of the necessity for ex-
tending them and Of renewing the alli-
ance with Switzerland. He had already
inquired into the subject of the ministry.
Aud remember that it was not without
some terror that M. Colchen, who was at
the head OF the Swiss section, found him
self summoned by the minister to a con-
ference at which Robespierre was pres.
ent. / relate this just to show that, even
at that early time, the man was aspiring
to be the head Of the government; and
that, wishing to seize the reins Of power,
he was ambitious to acquire beforehand
the reputation Of statesman and politi-
clan OF large views.
Year: 1875




The constant gain in popularity of the ma
tonal remedy and preventive, Hostetter's
Stomach Bitters, and the rapid decline of the
fermented and nauseous rubbish feebly boil
stored up by false temperance cry. exempli-
fes a grand triumph of genuine merit over
rampant humbug, at which honest folks re-
ioice. And well they may; for each accession
of popularity to remedy which cures and
prevents intermittent and remittent fevers,
dyspepsia, constipation, liver complaint, uri-
nary troubles, uterine weakness and general
debility, widens the field of its benefcent ope-
rations and Is a direct gain to humanity, while
every falling off in public favor Of perni-
cious compound, powerless for good but pow
erful for evil, is a blessing quite as unmistak-
able, but for a reason very different, Let
Would it were always as unsuccessful as in
the present instance.
Year: 1875

MATT CARPENTER minds his own
business for the sake of living in
peace. He says: 81 have long since
ceased to pretend to have any knowl-
edge in regard to my business or en-
gagemcnts, except what ] read in the
morning papers. which ! consult dali
ly to ascertain where I have been,
where am going, what lawsuits lam
retained in. what am in favor Of.
howIstand on the third term, and
my future course, not only in regard
to pending questions. but in regard
TO those subjects which may or not
arise in the future