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Year: 1876

The funeral coach was standing at the
door of the hospital. The coffin had
been borne out by the shaky porters of
mortality The widow alone, and IN the
deepest black, followed them. As the
sad party went out through the large
hall, a woman and two men, who were
also about to 60 out, were checked to let
it pass. The woman was pale and sor-
rowful, and looked at the long, black
veiled figure of the mourner with res
pectful sympathy. She, having her own
griefs, had been told the story of the
desolate widow.


The man by her side was in charge OF
the third person of the party. His eyes
looked upon the scene with meaningless
gaze; his face had no expression. He
driveled out a word or two, and laughed
foolshly The woman turned to him
with a sigh 1t was Mrs. Merton. Sin
gular fatality! Her husband, found
wandering about the streets demented
had been taken to the hospital some
months before, and was now, for the first
time, pronounced fit to be removed tc
/ an asylum.


Parish priest and Methodist class
/ leader we have at length discovered {
common ground of concord for you both
Year: 1876

A great Apostle startles us by saying
that he-the teacher, the soldier strong
and valiant even to martyrdom-kept
his body in subjection, lest that he who
had preached to others should himself
become q castaway. Few had so tested
in their own persons at once the strength
and the weakness of human nature.
Therefore we may reasonably believe it
possible that the Rev. Quintus Craven


NJ. A., really went into the Church of
England a sincere enthusiast; married
his wife, as he averred, not merely for
Year: 1876

Where will be found day or night, ready TO
accommodate all who will favor me with their
patronage.


MY PRICES FOR LIVERY AND FEED
will be as Low as can be obtained at any 9TH
% JOHN BURT.


January Q, ls7k-tf
Year: 1876




The Importance Of the healthiness Of the
system cannot be overestimated: it's power Afe
and death and the direct bearing which Il has on


its qualities and It's powers the Importance heathn
preservation W moderate the danger Of overtaxng H.
In mental Investigation and research whether by the
absorbing attention the conduct OF compi
Gated and interests by the
indulgence OF the appettes and propensties the
system All these proper subjects Consideration
also the knowledge Of what moderation what Is excess
seeking advice from expert who, for long series or
yesr has devoted his whole time and attention TO the study
portant department. accurately determine the diseased
conditions their and origin whether arising
from his experience and practice learned TO discover
once the arrangement and promptly apply the remedy
thus avoiding the painfully slow feeling after the truth
tient, who. very naturally, know without delay
what Is the matter the extent OF the derangement the
probabilities OF recuperaton and the time required


striking example Of the value OF experience and prac
cal observation well the usefulness Of the prompt
pication Of suitable remedies found in the mportant
tons only home but abroad that very large proper
ton OF those who suffer from mental disturbance and abso


treatment within ater the first symptoms have mani
Tested themselves


hausted by intense mental application deprvng of the
power Of connected thought only
by being properly fed and nourshed by the OF certain
systematic methods Il Is precisely in other de-
partment whether Of appetite, propensity passion each
requiring different remedy for recupeaton and different
Tor bringing them rom their overworked and
hausted conditions The importance Of this branch Of med
cal practice scarcely be overrated for IL
the perpetnaton Of family the securing Of hereditary


From long and large In this direction have
been able TO command by my the thankful apprec


certainly communicate much 70 cultivated minds in
connection with practical experience in what pertains
recovering their powers whether brain
appetite, propensity or passion.
Year: 1876

A singular case of attempted suicide
which brought the Vedic superstltlonf
and the penal code into embarrassing
contact, is reported by the Allahabad
correspondent of the Times OF India


ga Brahman of the Brahmans claimed
a debt or concession from an adversary
His opportunities being OF no avail, ne
at last avowed his intention of sitting IN IN
"Dharna" at the door of the other until
his demand shonld be complied with or
Heaven release him from his sutferlngs,
and 30 cast the blood of the holy upon
the head of the obdurate. He accord
ingly "sat," but the operation becoming
tedious after time, and not producing
the desired result, he proclaimed his de-
termination to live no longer on the
earth with the stiff necked. With his
ianeo in ono hand, and dust from the
threshold of his oppressor in the other,
the Brahman forthwith leaped head fore
most down the village well.


Seized with terror and remorse, ms
opponent rushed to the mouth OF the
fatal we'll, and, with hands clasped, in
contrite tones besought his injured vic,
tim to avail himseif of the rope thrown
down to save him, and only to come up,
when all would be well. Thus adjured,
the holy man consented to be pulled tc
the surface of tie earth again; where
upon he was seized by his adversary and
handed over to the police on charge ol
attempting to commit suicide.
Year: 1876

The Indian chief Spotted Tail has his
good points. He loved his daughter and
cherishes her memory. She was the first
born and the best beloved. She fell in
love with a young officer at Fort Lara
mie, and died of a broken heart eight
years ago. Her influence over her father
was so overmastering, that he vowed on
her dcathbed that he would make peace
with the whites, since it was her wish,
and would never again take up arms
against them. When the treaty was
made he asked to have the coffin con-
tanning her remains brought into the
council in order that her spirit might
witness the fulfllment of the VOW. All
these years the old chief has yearned to
have her grave near his wigwam, and
his wish has recently been gratiied.
The body was removed from Fort Lara.
mie to Spotted Tail agency, and placed
in box upon four posts, in accordance
with the Indian custom. The burial ser
vice of the Episcopal church was read,
a sermon in the Dakota language was
preached by the chaplain, and the boz
was lowered into a grave in the GENE
terry near the agency.
Year: 1876

it was sweeping through an upper floor,
that in moment the floor must fall,
that he must reach Roses room. The
house had been struck by lightning in
the storm, and the smoldering spark
had been making headway in the lonely
upper rooms all the delicious summer
evening, all the time that he had been
leaning on his balcony drinking the
balmy air, all the time that Rose had
been folded in her sweet slumber, all
the time he had been hearing that tiny
crackle, and thinking it was the rain
dripping from the leaves upon the walk.
Another moment and over its dull roar
came a cry: "Oh, Roger Roger
Oh, my dearest my dearest where
are you Do you know it2" And
Rose, with cloak thrown over her,
burst through her door, and was caught
in his arms as he leaped down the
stairs at one vault and bore her out into
safety.


They had barely reached the gate
when the roof fell in, and though the
neighbors came thronging round, and
the engines were presently at play, they
stood there with the rest, and saw it
was of no use, and the blaze of the home
of their childhood and their youth was
ascending like a smoke of sacrifice.
Rose stood folded in the arms of Roger,
hiding her eyes from the dreadful sight,
as a child might stand beside the grave
of mother while it is filed. "Let it
90 without tears, darling-let it 60"
Roger whispered. "It is a kindly
flame. The old house is still protect
ing US; it has lighted our way to each
other. Without it, We should still have
been cropping in the dark. I should
never have dared win you; you would
never have known I loved you"


"You are coming right home with
me, children" said Mrs. Vance, "till
we can turn round and see what's to be
done. Is the house insured9 where's
your paperss"


"They are gone," said Rose, "with
everything else. We are utterly penni-
less!'


It was just fortnight after that.
when Roger entered Mrs. Vance's house
one night, Rose ran and clapped bit
of paper before his eyes so closely that
he could see nothing. When he stepped
back she was holding it over his lips,
and then half bashfully tiptoeing up and
kissing him through it. "Do you see
what it is2" she said. cit is check
for twenty five hundred dollars from the
insurance company, who have taken the
circumstances into account. It is the
insurance on the buildings, and the
lands are still left. The old house is
taking care of us yet, Roger. Two
thousand for your business, and the
rest" she whispered, shyly, and blush
ing like rose indeed, "to furnish the
new house. ."-Bazar.
Year: 1876

A gentleman at Saratoga, after waving
his handkerchief for half an hour OF
more at an unknown lady whom he dis
covered at a distant point on the shore,
was encouraged by a warm response to
his signals to approach his charmer.
Imagine his feelings when, on drawing
nearer, he saw that it was his own dear
wife, whom he had left at the hotel but
short time before. "Why, how re.
markable that We should have recog.
nized each other at such distance" OK.
claimed both in the same breath, and
then they changed the subject.
Year: 1876

The Atlas marine article of the first
instant says that the schooner which
was found bottom up and ashore on
the Northern coast near Cape Foul
measured carefully and her dimen-
sions are found to correspond exactly
with those of the schooner Uncle Sam
which sailed from San Pedro about
January 23d and has not been heard
of since. There is no doubt but that
the Uncle Sam has proved total loss
with all on board. The Uncle Sam
was last seen off Coos Bay February
7th, 1876.
Year: 1876

SAVANNAH, Nov. 6.-The total number of
interments to-day was nine, of which six
were from yellow fever. Adolph Comm, of
the firm of Comm g. LETTER, died to-day.


The Atlanta, (Ga. Constitution says: 'The
warnings which have from time to time
been telegraphed from Savannah as to the
danger of returning to that city seem to
have little or no effect upon many of those
who fled to escape the terrors of the yellow
fever. No sooner does the news come from
the stricken city that the disease has sensl-
bly, aDated than those who escaped the pes
thence by going to healthier climate make
all possible haste to return. Such course
ds suicidal. The very air is impregnated
with disease, and those who have been
living in different and a purer atmosphere
are the very ones most likely to become
fatally infected. We have seen a postal
card from prominent citizen of Savannah
to friend III this city in which he advises
him on no account to return to the plague
beleaguered town for at least fortnight.
He states that the fever is still very pre-
valent, and that the new cases are confined
mostly to those who have been foolish
enough to return. Our advice to refugees
is to remain away until the air has been
purified by black frost"
Year: 1876

Oliver Wendell Holmes was not extrava-
giant in his price for his platform services
twenty years ago, according to a letter he
wrote to committee "My terms for a
lecture, when 1 stay over night, are these
Fifteen dollars and expenses, room with
O. fire in it, public house, and mattress
to sleep on-not feather bed. As you
write in your individual capactity,I tell you
afraid to sleep in cold room; I can't sleep
on feather bed; will not go to private
houses, and have fixed upon the sum
mentioned as what it is worth to me to go
away for the night to places that cannot pay
moren
Year: 1876

GENEROUS ACTION. Yesterday the Fame
and Water Witch Fire Companies were
the Chester authorities, for their assistance
at the great fire which ragged in
Chester on Sunday morning, and Of which
an account was given in the COMMERCIAL.
yesterday. The Fire Companies named,
though not aware of having done more
than their duty, are pleased to know that
their services have been appreciated, and
will always hold themselves in readiness to
render assistance in any case of like emer-
gency.
Year: 1876

They had funeral with remarkable
sequel to it in Chicagolately. On Sum
day morning man was run over and
killed by an incoming railroadtrain, and
the. corpse was at once identified as that
of Josiah Hill. Amid great sorrow word
was sent to his family. His wife wept,
and in her almost inconsolable grief fran
tically caressed the dead one. The in
quest was held, and there was no lack
of evidence concerning the mans iden-
tity-in fact it was never questioned.
The remains were inclosed in fine cof-
fin. and on Tuesday the coffin. was borne
to the grave amid the lamentations of a
large circle of friends. Thatapparently
was the last of Josiah Hill on this earth.
On the jury at the inquest was man
who, among others present at the time,
knew Hill very well, and swore to his
identity. Tuesday, the identical day of
the funeral, he visited suburb, and was
almost frightened out of his senses by
seeing the yeritable Hill at work in a
garden. Hailing him, he conjured hin,
by all that was good and holy to return
to his ghostly residence and not to be
wandering around, ghostly gardener.
But judge of Josiah's surprise and as
tonishment when, upon entering his own
home, he saw his own wife scream out
and faint before what she took to be an
apparition. She had never doubted the
identity of the dead man, and itwas
some time before she. could be convinced
that her husband was still alive, and not
in the cold grave to which she had con.
signed him.. The corpse was exhumed
for another inquest, and now arises the
question, who was the fellow that looked
like Hill? But no one can identify the
remains as any other than those of the
lamented Mr.. Hill, who still lives.
Year: 1876

Michigan Farmer.l


Our county. fair is Just over; but
Johnson's Cotswold ram did not take the
prize offered for the best animal of the
kind. Judge Klump was chairman of
the Committee on Rams, and he mani
tested the deepest interest in Johnson's,
indicating clearly that if any sheep
ought to take the prize that one ought to.
Johnson's ram was by itself in the pen
with high board fence, and before ad-
Indicating the judge thought he had bet
ter make close examination of the
animal for the purpose of ascertaining
the ineness of the wool. As soon as the
Judge reached the interior he walked to-
ward the ram, whereupon the ram began
to lower his head and to shake it omin-
ously. Just as the judge was about to
feel the fleece the ram leaped forward
and planted his head in the Judges
stomach, rolling him over on the ground.
Before, the judge had time to realize
what had happened the ram was at him



again and began series of promiscuous
butts, each given with the precision and
force. of a pile-driver. 1t butted the
judge on the back, on the, ribs, on the
arms, on the shoulder blades and the
bald place on his head, on his shins il
butted his spectacles of, butted his high
hat into silk chaos; it butted him over
into the corner and up against the fence
then it butted four boards off the pen
and escaped into the Fair Grounds and
skedaddled, and would not wait to have
the first prize ticket pinned to his ear
Judge Klump did not go after it. No
Mol Four men came and carried him
home. The doctor anticipates he viii
recover by the next fair,
Year: 1876

The reader will remember the recently
published account of the suicide, at
Beaufort, of the wife of Commander
Smith, of the navy, after confessing to
her husband her criminal intimacy with
another officer of the navy. A letter to
the New York Herald from Beaufort
says: As a sequel to the sad tragedy
which recently occurred here it may now
be stated that the officers of the squad
ron lying off Port Royal, as soon as they
heard in a direct and authoritative way
of the cause leading to the death of the
wife of Commander Smith, put in motion
the only machinery in their control to
punish one of the persons who had been
implicated in the event. The person al
luded to happeend to be attached to the
monitor Ajax, under the command of
Commander I. II. Eastman. His fellow
officers, as soon as correct statement of
the case had reached them, placed the
culprit in coventry, isolating him SO rig
oronsly that his position became unen-
durable, and he attempted to offer to the
captain an explanation which, was at
once SO disingenuous and unsatisfactory
that it was worse than confession. He
was promptly told that his presence
longer in the navy would not be toler-
ated by his fellow officers after the
double violation of the rules of honor
and decency as a physician and officer.
Thereupon he wrote out his resignation,
which was approved by his commanding
officer and by Commodore Clitz, COM
manding the station, and sent to Wash
ington. He was granted leave of alb
sence, and before sundQwn was ashore,
bag and baggage, and thereafter practi-
cally ceased to be an officer of the navy.
The department at Washington lost no
time in accepting his resignation, and
the navy was relieved Of the disgrace of
an acting assistant surgeon whose con-
duct brought death and dishonor in a
once happy family. The prompt and
high-toned manner in which the officers
Of the squadron vindicated the honor Of
the service is commented upon most fa-
vorably in all circles. It shows that the
bright fame of an honest profession can
not be tarnished by any member without
his speedy and conclusive disgrace.
Year: 1876

PROFANITY never did any man the
least good. No man is richer or happier
or wiser for it. 1t commends no one to
society; it is disgusting to the re-
fined, and abominable to the good.
Year: 1876

IT is good and safe rule to soiourn in
every place as if you meant. to spend
your life there, never emitting an oppor-
tunity of doing a kindness, or speaking
a true word, or making a friend. Seeds
thus sown by the wayside often bring
forth abundant harvest. Ez
Year: 1876

NORWICH is distressed by the discov-
cry that the E natural bell of her new
chime is a little fat, and suspicion
that two others are not quite what they
should be; and the editor Of the Bulletsn,
believing that the popular ear soon be-
comes accustomed to an imperfectly
tuned chime, thinks its demoralizing in
fuence upon community is most
lamentable one, and that these bells
should be attended to directly.
Year: 1876

In a message to Congress, the Presi-
dent has announced the releaseof Wins
low and Brent by the English authorities,
which he regards as an abrogation and
annulment of the extradition article of
our treaty With Great Britain. He says
in this state of affairs it would not Re be-
coming to the dignity of the United
States TO either ask for the extradition
of a prisoner or to entertain any requi-
sition of that character from Great
Britain. He referred the whole matter
to Congress for consideration. ss
Year: 1876

There are anxious inquiries from the dem
ocrats of New York as to the sort of support
Tammany will give to Governor Tilden.


The leader Of the organization has declared
his intention to vote for the candid ties
nominated ut St. Louis but a number of his
closest adherents, who might be supposed
to shape their action in accordance with his
wishes, are open and loud in their rebellion
against tho head of the ticket It's evident,
therefore, that Mr.. Kelly is either unable to
control his followers or is not anxious to
control them and that the bitter war against
Governor Tilden, waged under Kelly's lead
ershlp at st. Louis, is to be continued up to
the close of the polls. This may seriously
damage the prospects of the democratic
electoral ticket in New York, since the belief
that an organized trcachery exists inside the
Tammany organization, despite the lip
service of the leaders, is calculated TO en-
courage the enemies of Mr.. Tilden and to
discourage his friends throughout the State.


There seems to be only one way open to
Mr.. Kelly to prove that he is sincerely de-
sirous to elect Mr. Tilden and intends an
honorable support to the st. Louis ticket.
As the head of the Tammany organization
he was the head of the conspiracy against the
Governor in the National Convention. He
took the men to st. Louis who acted MS ruff
fans in the hotels and streets in the attempt
to defeat the Governors nomination. Hence
when these men continue their abuse of the
Governor, now that he is the candidate of
the democratic party, the impression is ire
sistible that Tammany is not seriously and
in good faith dcsirous of democratic sue
cess. This impression can be removed
and the democracy of the city can
he united only by Mr.. John Kcllys
retirement from the leadership of the
party in the city. The. sacrifice will be
trihing to him the gain to the democratic
cause will be great With Mr.. Abram s.
Year: 1876

Hewitt, or some other competent democratic
politician in Mr.. Kelly's place, the insubor-
dination in Tammany would cease, there
would be q united delegation from the city
to the democratic State nominating conven-
ton, and there would be but single demo-
cratic city and county ticket in the field in
November. Mr. Kelly knows that this cam
not be the case if he persists in holding on
to the leadership until after the election
Will he prove his fidelity to the democratic
party by stepping aside and thus removing
the only obstacle to democratic unity in
New York, so essential to democratic suo-
cesS2
Year: 1876




Crook was surprised in his advance on the
Rosebud. Custer was ambuscaded on the
Little Big Horn. Thus, two of our most
renowned Indian fighters were taken at
disadvantage by the Indians, making it clear
that Sitting Bull knew all about the move
ments of the columns of our troops. His
information was complete We can even go
back of the movements Immediately preced-
ing the two battles to show that, beyond
merely posting spies upon the white col
umns, the Indians took means to mislead
the officers commanding them. The false
news that Sitting Bull was upon the Little
Missouri was broughtto to Fort Lincoln by half
breeds and Indian scouts. This misinforma-
ton led to delay which enabled Sitting
Bull to meet Crook and throw him back,
and return to strike Custer. Was Crook led
on by similar misinformation The coun-
try is shocked by rumor that Crook him
self has been killed. Without giving it any
credence, we must admit that Sitting Bull
has had time to advance upon that General.
The camp Of that officer contained
friendly" Indians and we ask what was to
prevent one of them from telling Sitting
Bull that reinforcements had been sent for
and before they could come was the time to
strike? Regarding as highly improbable that
Crook was defeated in his camp, which We
must suppose was intrenched, we must still
acknowledge his danger and one of its
sources, and put the question broadly, Are
ssfriendly" Indians reliable?
Year: 1876

THE YACHT COUNTESS OF DurrER1N has been
duly measured for the coming race for the
Americas Cup, and certificate to that effect
handed to her owner. The yacht is ninety
one feet six inches in length and twenty
measures two hundred tons according to the
Royal Mersey Club standard. Now that the
formalities have been gone through of verify
ing the stated capacity of the Countess of Duff
ferin we hope that fine race will result
during the coming contest, and that the best
yacht will win.