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Year: 1876

PACIFIC MAIL is disturbed by crooked
ness" in the accounts between its San Fran
cisco agent and the company The amount
in question is only three-quarters of
million of dollars, and the lawyers are try
ing to find out who has got it, Tho fact that
tho amount was originally earned in the
China trade suggests that perhaps, after all,
il was some "heathen Chinee" who cheated
the innocent "Melican man" out Of his
money. Tho court is now engaged in
determining what should constitute just
grounds for suspicion in the premises. We
respectfully suggest the fact that--the money
is gone.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA had great fire yesterday.
The entire loss is estimated at nearly half
million dollars, and was principally in dry
goods. 1t is very seldom that the Quaker
City distinguishes itself in this direction !;
but this is its centennial year and the era Of
great events.
Year: 1876

The CosT or THE GERMAN ARMY SYSTEM
is commencing to tell adversely against the
interests of art and industry in the Empire.
Both will be worthily represented at Phila-
-delphia notwithstanding.
Year: 1876

WAsHINGToN, October 23.-The fol-
lowing important opinions in several
life insurance cases were delivered by the
Supreme Court to-day: The points de.
cided are as follows:


A policy OF life insurance is a stipula-
tion for the payment of an annual pre-
MUM by the assured, with condition to
he void on non-payment, and is not an
insurance from year to year, like COM
mon fire policy, but the premiums con-
stitute an annuity, the whole o. which is
q consideration for the entire assurance for
life, and the condition is condition
subsequent, making void the policy by
its non-performance, but the time OF
payment in such policies is material and
of the essence of the contract, and failure
to pay involves an absolute forfeiture,
which cannot be relieved against in
equity. II the failure to pay the ann ual
premium be caused by the Intervention
of war between the territories in which
the insurance company and as
sured, respectively, reside, which
makes it unlawful for them to
hold intercourse, the policy
is nevertheless forfeited if the company
insist on the conditions, but IN such case
the insured is entitled to the equitable
value of the policy arising from the pre-
miums actually paid. This equitable
value is the difference between the cost
of new policy and the present value Of
the premiums yet to be paid on the for
feiled policy when the forfeiture occurred,
and may be recovered in equity. The
dictrine of the revival of contracts sus-
pended during the war, is based on the
considerations of equity and justice,
and cannot be invoked to revive
contract which it would be
unjust or inequitabe to revive, as
where time Is the essence OF the contract,
the parties cannot be made equal. The
average rate OF mortality is fundamen-
tai basis of life insurance and as this IL
subverLed by giving to the assured the
option to revive their policies after they
have been suspended by war, since
none but the sick and dyingwould apply,
it would be unjust to compel revival
against the company. Mr.. Justice Brad
ley delivered the opinion of the court.


The insured parties lived in Missouri,
and were prevented from paying their
premiums in consequences of war.


The above opinion was concurred in
by Justices Swayne, Miller, Davis, Field
and Bradley. The other four members
of the court dissented. Mr.. Chief Justice
Waite dissenting said, Il agree with the
majority of the court in the opinion that
the decree and judgments in these cases
should be reversed and that the failure
to pay the annual premiums
as they matured, put an end
to the policies Notwithstanding
the default was occssioned by the war. L
do not think that a default, even under
such circumstances, raises an implied
promise by the company to pay the AS
sured what his policy was equitsbly
worth at the time. l, therefore, dissent
from that part of the judgment just an
nounced, which remsnds the causes for
trial upon such promise"
Year: 1876

New YORK, October 23.-The Herald,
speaking of the base ball season drawing
to q close, says: "a constant drain on
weak treasures had its effect. The
Mutual and Athletic clubs were both
swsmped before the season closed. and
consequently both were unable to make
their second western tour. The question
whether the games played by the Mutual
and Athletic clubs shall be thrown out
or whether their unplayed games shall
be forfeited, will be decided in December
al the annual meeting OF the League"
Year: 1876

The Tribune'S idea is that if bill
allowing the "Rebel claims" shall pass
the House OF Representatives, the Re-
publican party IN the Senate can be SO
corrupted as to concur. If that's the
sort OF timber the Republican party sends
to the Senate of the United States, the
sooner that party is discharged from
further service the better it will be for the
country.
Year: 1876

PHILADELPHIA, October 23.-The
Park Commissioners held meeting to.
day, to decide whether the main build
ing should be permitted to remain per-
manently 1t its place. A resolution was
adopted authorizing the citizens TO take
possession of the main building and en-
ploy it for the purpose OF permanent
exhibition. Much satisfaction is felt at
the decision TO retain the building on the
grounds.
Year: 1876

IrFoHI tnc OVuf TUT '1o"fHdI, Iu'y 0VI


Manton Marble, the former editor OF the New York
World, is warmly advocated by the New YORK HERALD
the proper democratic gubernatora nominee of the
New York democrats, in case Ex-Governor Seymour will
talow his name to be used. ''Tho HERALD thinks that
the press OF New York, without distinction OF party.
will bear witness to his ability, his patriotism, his fine
executive business training, his clearness of mind his
integrity his devotion the best interests Of his party
and the Republic. These the qualities desire
n Governor There is in the democratic party,
not even Mr.. Seymour, who would make a better Gov
than Mr. Marble. We question If any would
make better canvass. 1t would be stroke Of rare
fortune if Uncle Sammy to put Mr. Marble at the
hoad OF the State ticket II elected New York would
have Governor worthy OF tho namc--a man who
would do well every duty that the Office involved, and
whose administration would rebound to the credit of
the Elm pirc State ~
Year: 1876

THEY BOLDLY ROB STORE AT HARBEsoN.


The SUSSEX Journal says: These pests
(tramps) from which we have been par
TALLY exempt heretofore, seems to have
found us out at last, and serious trouble
is apprehended. They are a lawless and
sometimes desperate set of fellows who
care neither for the property or lives of
decent people. They are enemies to
society and how to get rid of them is a
serious question in the public mind.
People who live in the country, and es-
pecially unprotected females, are at the
mercy Of these cut throats. The tramps
who broke into Marsh's store, at Harbe-
son, last week, We're behind the counter
when Marsh went into the store, one ran
out and the other leveled at Marsh pis-
tol which he had found on the desk. The
weapon was heavily loaded and the balls
passed close to his head and are now i'm
bedded in the wall. It is bad enough
to break into a mans s store, but to shoot
him with his own pistol is too bad. The
tramps were armed with six shooters
and the owner of the store had nothing
to defend himself with.
Year: 1876

Ir is ALL-IMPoRrANT that the young
should learn how to avoid the most
affective diseases always prevalent in
civilized comm munities, and hardly less
important that men Of middle age, and
even those more advanced in life, should
understand how the lost powers of man.
hood may be restored. On these and
other kindred matters the work entitled
"The Science of Life, or elf-Preserva-
tion," is more lucid than any other medi-
cal work extant. No less valuable and
instructive is Physiology of Woman
and Her Diseases as is also the work
on Diseases of the Nerves and Nervous
Maladies.'' All of these works are pub
lished by the Peabody Medical Insti-
tute," Boston. Their advertisement in
another column should receive the at
of all our readers. The appreciation Of
the medical faculty for the author is
shown by the fact that an elegant and
most costly Gold Medal mas been present


ed him by the National Medical Associa-
ton,
Year: 1876




A great many people are asking what has
become of the Washington street bridge
project. There exists to-day the same
needs for it, and the public, on both sides
of the stream, are waiting patiently for its
construction.


That the bridge would hava been built
before this, admits of no doubt, if the
Bridge Committee of the Levy Court had
notleaped the bounds of moderation in ask.
ing for too costly one two years ago, ,and
think that if the proper move was made
now for the erection of good substantial
wooden structure it could be secured, and
the bridge would be there inside of year.


PUBLIC GooD.
Year: 1876

While on visit to the Centennial last
week, William Cooney, of Easton, (Thomp-
son & Kersey's cashier) came very near los
ing his life under the following circum-
stances Will was riding around the
grounds on the railroad, and while the train
was stopped at one Of the stations he
dropped piece of money between the car
and the platform. He got out to get Land
while between the platform and cars the
train started. The first car being narrow


passed him clear, but the next was wider
caught him and turned him rapidly be,
tween it and the platform. The third car,
like the frat, was narrow, and aa it passed
gentleman caught Will and drew him on
board. Had the fourth car (Which was
wider than any of the others) caught him
he would have been crushed to death. He
escaped with severe bruising and cut
over the eye--St Michaers (Md) Comet
Year: 1876

The Washington correspondent of the
New York Sun. of Saturday, May 25th,
says;


Col, Curry, of Arkansas, declares that
he is not the man who came north from
Arkansas to induce Judge Poland to get
his committee together III the fall Of 1876,
and proceed to Arkansas, to commence
the investigation which had been order
ed at the preceding session Of Congress
He AYERS that he had no connection with
the Brooks Baxter fight, and that he was
In no way. directly or indirectly,a party
to any negotiation looking to the control
of Judge Poland or to using any means
to corrupt Congress. He says that he
has no doubt efforts we're made on both
sides to effect their purposes by corrupt
means, but he was not party to them,
and knew nothing Of what was going on.
The use of his name, therefore, was as
error which l hasten to correct, but, at
the same time insist that the Mcclure
Dorsey party did. according to the ad
missions of one Of their party, send a
m North, in the fall OF 1874, to induce
Judge Poland to start at once for Arkan
-as, to begin the investigation ordered
by Congress; that failing to induce Pc
land to start at once, he made q written
agreement with some person in Wash
ington, who was, for the consideration
Of $4,000, to send Poland to Arkansas,
and secure report from him favorable
to the Brooks party. These same men
now allege that they were outbid by the
Garland party, and Tint the money to ac-
complish this, was raised on tbs. notes Of
some of the Garland rnen.: s5t-=i=.-,


There is undoubtedly great scandal
connected with this whole Arkansas bu-
sness, and if the matter be touched at all
it ought to be probed to the bottom. II
Poker Mcclure wants to tell only one
side of the case, the Judiciary Commit
tee ought to make him tell what he de,
sires to conceal, the efforts he and his
friends made to secure favorable action
by the House of Representatives through
corrupt means
Year: 1876

The Fayetteville Sentinel says:


We learn from Mr. Fisher, the mail
contractor on the through north and
south line, that on the 10th of June he
designs putting on fast line of hacks
between Fayetteville and Van Buren,, and
will make quick and close connection
with the trains on the Little Rock and
Fort Smith railroad. His time will not
be more than fourteen hours to the south
railroad, and it is highly probable that
he will be able to make arrangements to
consumate it in twelve. Should the cars
leave Little Rock in the morning, they
will doubtless arrive at Van Buren about
dark in the evening, when the stage will
leave for Fayetteville, and by or
O'Clock next morning we will have the
Little Rock papers.
Year: 1876

She was young lady fIom New York
and he asked her if she would partake
of an ice cream, and she gently answer
ed / "If it's good square contecl'oner $
cream | IN there, but if it's church fair
or strawberry festival slush count me
out"
Year: 1876

VIEWS UPON THE sESATE's PROHIBITION TO CROSS


THE BATTERY.


A reporter of The TRIBUNE has called
upon several of the officers Of the NewYork Elevated
ralroad Company, to ascertain their views as to the
effect Of the Senate bill passed Friday, to prevent the
use Of the Battery other public parks IN this
city by the Elevated Railroad. They said
that the bill was framed in the interests OF the
Third Avenue Railroad Company, against The continue
tjon Of the line OF the Elevated Railroad Company and
that if the bill passed the Legislature and became law
# would be the deabiow to rapid transit in this city
The route Of the Company, established by the Commits
soners for the continuation OF ther line from Greenwich
s to Froust was the and along the edge
of the Battery and present law iorDds t Company
10 cross Broadway there is other route which IL pfac
ticoble Tine officers claim that the road would not
Interfere with tine comfort Of those frequening the
paIk nor would il Affect its beauty as the cOusructOn
WAS 10 he very ornamental pattern. Milton Court
right President of the Company stated that tho CON
tracts for the material most Of which Is already FUR
nishcd had been completed and the Company mad Dcrn
At considerable expense In anticipation OF the connu-
ance OF tine work.
Year: 1876

An APPEAL TO TIE CHARITABLE-A PROPOSED HOME


FOR INVALID TEACHERS.


TO the Editor or The Trtbune.


SIR: Steps have been taken toward the
founding of an Institution under the Of Teach
ers Rest" fDr the relief OF Hrm and invalid teachers
The orignators Of the enterprise ladies who have
been long personally engaged In teaching and the need
Of such an institution they know 10 have been painfully
felt in cases that have under their Ob-erya
ton They think IL Ia project that viii interest all
members the profession, and In appealing TO the be-
neyolent public for aid beginning their work, IL Ia
chiefly To the prosperous aud influential Of tlelr
own number that they look for support and encourage
ment in carrying 1t on. They have not proposed
gigantic establishment, 80 wanting in the homelikc
aspect they desire TO preserve but rather look for
ward the multiplication Of small households In various
locations they shall be called for. The object Of the
Rest" il primarily To help those who are untitled by
the in1Imes OF age and dsoase for the scye duties VI
their calling But It hoped also, that It's shelter may
be extended to such temporarily Out 0f employ,
needing short rels Iatjon from duty. nominal rate
VI board VIII be charged IN order that no one, however
independent In spirit may shrink from applying for ad-
Year: 1876

ELMIRA, Nov. 3.


Governor elect Robinson was serenaded
tonight by his fellow citizens, and in ie-
spouse to calls made the following speech


Friends and ncghbors-I thank you for
this expression of your kindness and join
my congratulations with you upon the tri-
umph of the people in the pending election.
1t was not a triumph of men, but of the
cause ard principles and measures vital to
the honor and prosperity of the whole
country. The conlett has been attended
with intense excitement, much of it arising
from honest indignation at the gross abuses
proven to exist in the administration of the
general government, and honest differences
Of opinion as to the best mode of correct
ing them. If our views are true, as we
sincerely believe them to be, then our vic
tory is net for the benefit of our party
alone but of all men, Of all parties. Let us
then make il our first duty and pleasure,
now that the conflict is over, to exclude all
inoIdnate excitement and passion, 10 for
give offences, join lands as friends and
patriots having common interest in the
good government of our common county
Let us hope also that We Lave witnessed
Tor the last time the effort to rekindle the
fires OF sectional strife that henceforth
past differences may be forgotten; that
peace and good will shall take their place,
and that the flag OF the Union
shall protect all alike and all who follow
and defend it. This is no occasion for a
speech. will not, however, omit to say
that the men who have been chosen agents
of the people cannot fail to give their best
efforts TO the cause of reform IN all depart
ments Of the government, with rigid econ
omy, Ielrenchment, reduction of the bur
dens of taxation. To this they are pledged
by everything that bind the honor and con
s;erce of men They will redeem theiI
| pledge, Ia conclusion, | hope you will
PARDON few words of personal reference
to yen and to myself. This is the eigbtl
time have been before the people of Che
mung county for election to high and i'm
poItant Offices, and never on any occasion
have they failed to give me decided ma
jority, usually far above my party strength
desire to say to you, therefore, before re
firing to my post OF duty, that to the las
day of my life | shall hold in grateful re
menibrance these repeated expressions o
confidence and kindness.
Year: 1876

Under this title, the iSmidy-Scdool Times
has an editorial pertinent to the times, from
which we take the following The TACT Is,
there are quite too many merchants whose
names stand fair IN commercial circles whose
ways Of doing business would not look well
in the light OF a careful comparison with an
absolute standard OF right. There are bank
ers, and manufacturers, and farmers, aud
lawyers, and editors, and clergymen, and
men of every walk in life, who bear good
name in communities where they are known,
whose modes Of action, in little things and
greater, would be sharply criticised-and
with good reason, too--if only they were
subjects Of public notice and comment.
Some Of these men know better than to do
as they do. They do not live up to their
own standard Of integrity. Others of them,
again, do as well as they know how, but not
as well as they ought TO do. They have
never realized how wrong are their methods
of conduct and how deficient are their
standards of right. There are ways of buy
ing goods, of packing and marking goods,
of making statements about goods-orally
or in flaming advertisements ways OF evad-
ing usury laws, of settling with bankrupt
or dishonest creditors ways OF making out
tax-lists, of avoiding the payment Of honest
custom dues ways of misrepresenting the
facts in a court OF justice; ways of deceiv-
ing advertisers or subscribers ways of using
Christian or ministerial profession and
reputation 10 ones own advantage and TO
the injury Of others; ways of dishonesty
and unfairness and insiucerity almost with
out number which are common in the com
munity amoug men who are held up, by
those who lament our political degeneracy,
as patterns TO the average politician and
ofiice-hclder. The reason why men who do
all these wrong things are not dishonored
before the public is, that the public has
never been called to take a special interest
in their modes Of doing business. Let them
run for office and then see what will be said
Of their integrity and uprightness."
Year: 1876

Rev. c. II. Spurgeon says: 4" Should our
dearest friends die; should we traverse
many times the sorrowful path to the sep
ulchre; should those who survive become
unkind should our substance be swept
away and our honorable name be unjustly
questioned should we be driven by perse-
cution into Punishment, and should weak
ness and sickness cast us upon the bed of
languishng should consumption mark us
for her own, or painful maladies come upon
us as armed men, we should then see the
mountains depart and the hills remove; but
even then we would triumph in almighty
love, for thus saith the Lord: MY kind
ness shall not depart from thee, neither shall
my covenant of peace be removed The
sick chamber shall be palace the sickness
itself an angelic messengers; poverty shall
make us rich shame shall increase our
honor; banishment shall bring us nearer
home, aud death itself shall enlarge the
bounds of life. Under no conceivable cir
cumstances shall the covenant fail the
Lord who made it cannot change, Jesus whc
sealed it cannot die, the love which dictated
it cannot cease, the power which executes il


cannot decay, and the truth which guaran
tees 1t cannot be questioned. In the eterna
provisions of that covenant of peace which
is sure to all the seed, we may rejoice with
JOY unspeakable and full of glory
Year: 1876

all that which also received, how that
Christ died for our sins, according to the
Sculptures, and that lie was buried, and
that lie rose again the third day according
to the Scriptures" His death was sacri-
fee or atonement Ills resurrection was de
monstration Of His power to atone, for lie
was declared to be the Son Of God with
power by the resurrection from the dead.
lie was I" put to death for our offences" but
"raised again for our justification" so that
as st. Peter says, we are begotten again
"unto lively hope by the resurrection OF
Jesus Christ from the dead "-Rcr. d.
P0oof u ~
Year: 1876

The Rev. Z. q. Morris writes 10 the
Ind osi lIafe-.-''I received the fol
lowing few weeks ago from a CORES
pondent. The fact n stated l. a very
curious one and new 10 me. / wrote 90
ask il he had seen the occurrencc him
self and he replied that he had. II y
~ follows: Finding from periodicals
that you arc a collector Ot anecdotes of
birds. etc. have one az your service.
Binds are great iavoritcs of mine. / have
hal several varieties. both foreign and
British, for years; among the rest some
magpics. One had gone the way all
pets sooner OF later, GO; the other is
still alive and allowed TO wander in the
garden all day, and goes TO her own
cage at night, when told. She likes
running about the sill Of the parlor
window, two feet six inches from the
ground, facing the garden, when there
is anybody in the room. Last Autum
dish Of peas was left inside near the
window. Mag, with her head on one
side, viewing them, evidently made up
her mind she ought to taste them, so
she began to tap at the window with her
beak; but finding the glass was too
strong, after fitting backwards and for
wards several times and trying each
time, she stepped opposite aud seemed
to think and then hoped on to the
path, picked up a gravel stone, came
back, and with the stone in her beak
struck the pane several times until she
had cracked tine glass. The noise fright
ened her and away she went with that
peculir hop and twitch of the tail tame
magpies assume when they know that
they have been doing mischief. Mag
is still alive and goes about the garden
as usual 1t is to be remarked that a
somewhat similar example Of what
seems to amount to a reasoning power
occurs in cases OF the hooded crow
and kinder species, too, we must
bear in mind-which, as also the crow,
is constantly in the habit of soar
ing up to n considerable height
in the air with a cookie or mussel
and then letting it drop on the
rocks to break the shell and so get at
the fish inside. Sir Charles Anderson
once told me that he had frequently
seen them do this. Sir Walter Scott
used to say that he would believe any
thing of dog. We may, 1 think, be-
lieve more in like manner of birds than
we have sometimes been in the habit of
doing"
Year: 1876

THE moment girl has q secret from
her mother, or has received letter she
dare not let her mother read, or hasa
friend of whom her mother does not
know, she is in danger. A secret is not
a good thing for a girl to have. In girl
hood hide nothing from your mother; de
nothing that, if discovered by your faith
er, would make you blush. When you
are married, never conceal anything
from YOUR husband. Never allow your
self to write a letter that, he may not
know all about, or to receive one that
you are not quite willing he should
read. Have NO mysteries whatever.