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Year: 1872

These words of wisdom are from paper in the last number ot London Society : After all, in looking out for wife, O man must consider how she will show at the fireside, rather than at parties. You can learn so much of literary and nthetic tastes, the favorite books that are al ways in hand, the music that is regular ly studied and sung, the kind of asso- citations, and the general order of tastes. It is by far the best way of getting up a filtration. which is not unpleasantly done and benignant. Love-makiug is an uncommon pleasant employment foI the winter nights. You may talk of the perils of young men when they come up to town but there is no better safeguard than giving such } oung fellows the asso- citations of home and sweet woman. Parents make an immense mistake talk ing too severely monetary view of the young fellows prospects. never knew young fellow under ever SC dun Q cloud who, with purpose an liability, could not work out his way into the sunlight Better even the long engagement, or tht early marriage, than many other sup positions that might be put.
Year: 1872

HINTS ON HousEKEEp1Na. i've will give to intellect, and to all virtues, the honor that belongs to them, and still it may be boldly affirmed that economy, taste, skill and neatness in the kitchen, have great deal to do in making life happy and prosperous. Nor i1 it indis- pensably necessary that a house should be filled with luxuries. The qanlifica. tions for all good housekeeping can be displayed as we'll on 8 small scale as on a large one. Skilltul cooking is as readily discovered in nicely baked potato, or Q respectable johnny cake, as in nut brown sirloin, or a brace of canvas backs. The charm of good housekeeping is the order or economy aud taste displayed in attention to little things, and these little things have q wonderful influence. A dirty kitchen and had cooking lave driven many a one from home to seek for comfort and happiness somewhere else. See to it, all ye who are mothers. that your daughters are all accomplished, by an experimental knowledge of good housekeeping.
Year: 1872

dresses of :he dealers to whom you have parted with the others, and help mo to recover them ?''

 "Ycs."

 "Then on those conditions and provided receive certain details tending to confirm your story, I will not prosecute you. will write to him for information about where you yourself were at the date of the att ck on the diligence. If his answers are not satisfactory. I hold myself free from the promise net to prosecute for I cannot compound the murder of an old and faithful servant, and my valet was killed. In the meantime suffer you go at large,

 "But if you mention the affair to my colonel, am ruined man!'

 "I cannot help that; you must take your chance"

 It was thus that Lord A. kept his promise to his ear, to break it to the sense he has not brought me l,sfore civil tri- bunal, but his information has necessiated this court-martial. and so signed my death warrant. There is my confession. Light is breaking in the east. Farewell, Mary ; farewell for ever!

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 There was an explosion, but it was not that of a suicides pistol; merely the morn ing gun, and Arthur Singleton, lieutenant 'n the Royal Browns, star ted up from the table in the guard-room at which he had been sleeping with his head on his arms, crying

 "By love. what horrible dream have had d!-and what long one And yet" he added, looking at his watch. ''l cannot have been asleep many minutes, for the guard was turned out quarter of an hour ago! I >do believe I have passed a lifetime while the gun was fir,ng. Queer things, dreamsw

 He sat down to write this one while 1t was fresh in his memory. and finished his task before he was relieved. The result may be interesting tc psychologists.
Year: 1872

A small boy was lately picked up by the Dubuque police, and gave the fol- lowing history:

 I do not know my age, but was born in Sabnla. My parents are both dead. The first I can remember l began to pick up my living here and there, just where could find it. Isome times got little food by doing chores for people, and occasionally some one would give me an old coat, or pair of shoes, when I had any, picked up where they had been thrown away. I never took any food or clothes without leave. I never went to school. slept around in barns and sheds, and sometimes in dry goods boxes, for two Winters slept in a small hut, with an old man, few miles in the wood, and there got nuts and such things as could find, and fish which I caught in the river But lived for two Summers in large hole in the bank of the river up towards Galena, in a place called the "cut-off." We had tirst-rate times and lived like kings, on fish and prairie chickens, ducks and potatoes. There was two boys with me who run away from Galena, One of these boys was named Marvin. I dau't know where he IS now but one time he and had q fine ride in the cars. We went down to Dun leith one day, and when no one was look. ing, we got in a wheat car, soon after the brakeman or somebody came and locked the car, md we rode al the way to Chica- go; and it was a, long ride, but we eat lots of wheat, you bet ! When the man opened the car at Chicago he looked strange at us, and then swore some, hut we got out and run away. I had pretty rough time in Chicago I stayed with [ negro family when I was there. The boys are pretty bad boys iu Chicago When left there I came out to Wiscon sin with circus. I went in to do chores to help fold up tents, &c., and when W, were in Darlington got badly hurt or my arm when was learning to summer sault, and was sick. Then could not work and they scolded me, and kicked me, and ran away the next day. Thel I got on farmers team and rode [, Council Hill, and then walked on th' railroad to Dubuque, and man sool got me and put me in the Poor House and I have been there two years. go both my feet frozen some time, dom know when it was.
Year: 1872

A most distressing case of suicide oe- cured near Gosport Ind. A young and very estimable gentleman named Davis, who had been married but short time, and whose marital relations had been of the most delightful character, received an invitation to attend country spelling match few miles distant from his resi- dencc. He informed his wife of the in- vitaGon, announcing to her that he would attend, inasmuch as he had many per. sonal friends whom he would meet there. It seems that the wife was greatly ex- cited ut this announcement; and it has since transpired that this excitement wae the result of foolish fit of jealousy. she imagining he only desired to attend the school that he might fiirt with some of his former young lady acquaintances. She told him if he went she would blow her brains out, and he would find her a corpse when he returned MT. D., how. ever, treated her threat as bit of badin- age, not giving it second thought. This was in consequence of the pleasant life they had so far lived together, theil happiness never having been marred by an unkind word. or, as far as he knew, even thought. He therefore mounted his horse and rode to the school house. He returned about ten o'clock at night, when, upon entering his residence, he was mortified to find his wife lying in 6 pool of blood upon the floor, part oi her skull blown of. She had too fear

 fully executed her threat. The wound was inflicted with a revolver, which, from the powder marks upon her face, must have been held close to the forehead

 The lady was an intelligent, handsome womsn. Herrash act has almost driver her husband to insanity. They had be CT married but five weeks, and were appar

 ently greatly attached to each other

 The sad affair has crested profound sor

 row throughout the entire neighborhoot in which the unfortunate family lived
Year: 1872

4 strange and, as yet unsolved mystery
hangs around a chain of incidents now oc-
curing about the premises of we'll known
gentleman residing on Magazine street,
near Thalia. We have the facts directly
from him. He says that since last Wednes-
day afternoon his house has been subjected
to a mysterious bombardment of briekbats.
bits Of mortar and other. missiles, thrown
apparently from yard adjacent to his,
and with such force as to make it danger
GUS to stand near by. With all the alert
ness he could exercise he was unable to dis
cover the source of this annoyance, and


finally made complaint at the police Office.
Three men were dispatched to the place to
ferret out and arrest the disturber of the
peace. but. notwithstanding the most dill
gent search and careful watching, no one
can be found upon whom even a suspicion
could De laid as the guilty party.


As an evidence of their boIdness, We are
told that while two of the policemen were
in the yard Of the besieged house, and
another with the gentleman IN the yard
from which the missiles seemed to come, q
piece of brick was thrown, striking one of
the officers in the face. Up to yesterday
morning no less than eight panes of glass
il the kitchen had been broken by these
projectiles, and several Of the family mar
rowly escaped being struck. At times they
come in showers, while al others they are
thrown at long intervals. On Friday the
annoyance became SO great as to drive the
lady and her family away it being danger
GUS to remain in the house. We get all this
from the gentleman himself, and if any one
has an explanation or remedy for such
grievances. we will give his name and ad
dress. He has had no difficulty with any
one in the neighborhOod, and is completely
at loss TO account for this strange attack
upon bis house.


We confess we have no solution for the
mystery, and only state what, on the best
is a fact.
Year: 1872

have produced very dangerous injuries
while, should they not prove mortal, the
blows upon the head made with the perfume
bottles leave little hope of her fnal recov
cry. Jennie Bronson, the would-be assas
sin in this fearful domestic drama, is a wO.
man of singular beauty, but of violent and
Incorporate passions. Her welded life
was a scene of incessant disturbance, and
it was only when her furious temper was
no longer to be borne that her husband re-
sorted to the alternative of divorce.
When some time afterward he sought peace
and happiness with Pearl Rivers" she
swore a bitter revenge, saying both should
feel the effects of her vengeance. How
faithfully she has carried out this threat
the events of yesterday attest. She was
arrested by police officer Dorsey, and car
ried to the Pacanier station, where she was
locked up. In the evening she was visited
by a number of acquaintance and members
OF the press, but she refused to talk freely
of the occurrence and desired 20 make no
statement, saying that she left all things in
the hands of Providence and trusted only
in Gods mercy.
Year: 1872

At the time when President Grant was
suffering under an attack of chronic econ
omy he wisely scratched of large number
Of barnaoles-petty Office holders, who were
fixtures without other duties than to draw
salaries. As election time approaches we
find these places filed again One notable
case has fallen under our personal notice
A sineoure had for years been stationed at
Fort LigingstOn-a kind OF revenue officer,
whose occupation is to annoy small mariners
whenever he feels inclined to shake of
mosquitoes and gain a bit of news. That
portion Of Jefferson parish counts a number
Of solid votes, which must be looked after.
Therefore revenue officer IS sent back to
that interesting point, and another salary
is added 70 our national expense account.
There really IS no particle Of use for the
officer in that LEGALITY for the purpose Of
looking after vessels. Should smuggling
be attempted there, he could not help him
self or make an arrest or seizure, he can
only annoy, like another insect. When the
office was abolished the few luggers and
skiffs that pass that way escaped detention,
and our market was supplied with fresher
fish and shellfsh.
Year: 1872

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS


TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS ASTONISHED
AREA AND CONDITION OF COTTON CROP
The Geneva Arbitration Board
POPE Plus NINTH'S ACCESSION
The Twenty-Sixth Anniversary
CONFEDERATION IN ENGLAND
Cotton Mills Partially Destroyed
INTERNATIONAL PEACE JUBILEE
THE RECEPTION OF FOREIGN BANDS
A STUNNING ANVIL CHORUS
CONSTRUCTION TRAIN WRECKED
SEVEN KILLED AND TWENTY-FIVE HURT
Year: 1872

A TRAIN on Michigan railroad
lately created considerable interest as
Il neared the depot. There upon the
top HAT surface of the cow-catcher sat
a large fat hog, In utter disregard OF
all train regulations, and no ticket In
his hat either. The hog had evidently
been acooped up on the road. and be-
ing forced up TO his present position,
had quietly sat down. determined to
have free ride as far as he could. He
sat there as cool as hog OH cow
catcher.o
Year: 1872

A CAmlSvILLE, H., wife becoming
angry because she could not have the
last word In dispute, recently put
her sick husband ont Of doors at mid
night and In q thunder storm. In the
morniug she found him OH the stoop
dead from exposure. She Is In al in-
sane aRylun n ....
Year: 1872

KrsosiEY says: IF you wish to be
miserable you must think about your
self, about what you want. what you
like, what respect people ought to pay
you, and then TO you nothing will be
pure. You will spoil everything you
touch; you will make sin and misery
for yourself out OF everything God
sends you; you will be As wre;ched as
Won choose, 81
Year: 1872

IN Ontonagon county, and in order that we
may not be misunderstood in the premises,
we now assert that nothing has been dis
covered SO far, in the Porcupine region, to
warrant the assertions that are being made
as TO the wealth of that section. We are
ready to bide our time in this matter and
see who is right"


Well, Bro Devereaux, if there are any
quills upon the fretful Porcupines, we rath-
er expect to see them dipped in ink after
weenaw Point. However, we hope the sill
yer dreams of Ontonagon are so near the
truth, char Thea ii s.el g
to forgive the honest doubters around For-
tage Lake
Year: 1872

HOW THE SEEDS OF POPULAR DISSATISFACTION


WERE sowN-sENATOR CLAYTON's RECORD


THE ELECTION FRAUDS OF 1S10-EFFECT OF


PRESIDENTIAL INTERFERENCE IN LOCAL


POLITICs-STRENGTH OF THE LIBERAL RE-


PUBLICANS.


To the Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: The political issues in this State are
so complicated that IT is impossible to present them in
all their bearings within the compass Of single letter.
The regular Republican organization has united with the
Liberal Republican whose delegates attended the Gin
cinnati Convention and with the regular Democratic
organization which indorsed and ratified the nomina-
tons OF Greeley and Brown and the Cincinnati platform,
as opposed TO the wing OF Grant Office holding Repub-
cans under the control and leadership OF Senator Clay
ton The fusion of the three elements mentioned sup
porting the nominees Of the Cincinnati Convention is
accomplished under the direction Of senor Rice and TO
set forth the relative positions Of the two men, well
as the elements they represent will be the object OF this
letter.


This state has been made the field Of operations by
Senator Clayton and his clique in order to accomplish
various objects Of the Senator's ambition Republicans
having elected him Governor the entire weight OF his
official position and patronage aided by the Government
at Washington, was employed TO accomplish his election
TO the United States Senate And the united efforts
Of this clique directed TO the single object Of carry
ing State for Grant In this they will not succeed
for the union OF the best elements Of the State is too
strong for them. During the past two years any one
appearing as candidate for public Office, and known to
opposed to Senator claims has been attacked
by this clique. When regular Republican Committee
nomi mated candidate who did not favor Clayton In
stanty few men would bolt" and nominate ticket
In the Senator's interest. Frequently the entire weight
OF official influence has been thrown In the interest OF
Democratic candidates opposed to Republicans be-
Of the ocehoders' seryitude TO Clayton. When
this could be accomplished by fair means 1t was done
when this impossible frauds Of the most supendous
nature were perpetrated


During the Congress campaign OF 1870 Boles Of the
lid District, who wa nominated, wac known 70 be w
Year: 1872

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l


CHICAGO, July 3.--The Liberal Republican
Committee issue formal call for meeting OF the Com
mttee Springfield, the 10th Of this month"; TO put
the canvass proper shape. Beside this they VIII be
called on to al the vacancy the recently nominated
ticket caused by the withdrawal Of the Hon. Lawrence
Weldon the nominee for Attorney General This action
on the part of Mr. Weldon is caused by bad health and
the impossibty Of his aiding in the campaign. As Mr.
Weldon is Republican, the appointment OF successor
on the ticket fails OF course TO the Republican wing OF
the coalition No is mentioned as likely to receive
the appointment but the Committee have any number Of
excellent men TO select from.


There is considerable conjecture as to what will follow
the assumption of the Collectors Office by exCongress
man Judd whose commission, it is said, is now IN his
possession. He is wholly without experience FOR the
place. and for political influence, at this time he has
none. He the friend of Logan beyond that the public
are left to surise the moving that led TO his ap
pOntrncnt
Year: 1872

IAKIs, WtuuVtudlf JuIN Iof%'
Debate upon the bill imposing tax upon
raw materials is now in progress in the National Assem-
bly, at Versailles The Hobbies full OF excited speeta
tors The Members of the Right are resoute IN their
determination to reject the measure, ana nope LOT
majority against it, with the aid OF the representatives
~ the Free Trade districts in the South of France


Among the questions which have been discussed is the
contingency Of the resignation Of President Theirs ana
the appointment of Triumvirate to be composed OF
Marshal MacMahon, Gen. Ladmirault and the Duo dc
Broche in his place is again mooted The party OF the
Lett ore now unanimous in their support OF ~ IheIs
They have had interview with the President who On
RECEIVING promise Of their assistance, made brleI
tpeccb I'm which he distinctly stated that he would not
In any event resign NJ Tiers also announced that ne
was fully aware of the intIgues Of the Right and re-
marked that the Left NAV implicitly rely upon him to
defend with rmness and al his power the interests oi
tlc Republic.
Year: 1872

TO the Edifor Of The Tribune.


SIR: l notice in your issue of this date
paragraph relative TO my recent resignation Deputy
Naval Officer and ascribng it TO my unwlingness to
submit to party dictaton and to obey the whip OF
Murphy, Conkling Co." This inference is Incorrect
for no such dictaton was attempted 1 resigned my
position because desired to take an active part IN the
coming political campaign and believed such activity to
he inconsistent with the duties of Government official
Relieved from this restraint, can freely advocate tue
election OF Greeley and Brown JAMES HAGGEkI1'


NcC York, July 3, 1872.
Year: 1872

The party of Citizens from Florence who went out from Camp Grant, with military escort, returned on the 2lst instant. They reported that they could not find road pas. sable for wagons. as they had hoped, from the mouth of the San Pedro river to the San Carlos. to which stream the troops at Grant are to be removed. No doubt . road could be made between the two points, at some ex- u.ense
Year: 1872

man, to examine these claims which
Secretary WELLEs, party to the trans
action, and knowing all the facts had dis
allowed. Various documents were fur
nshed to this board hut the original ten
der of gratuitous services, and the letter Of
Secretary WELLEs which we publish above,
refusing To pay the claim, and giving the
reason for that refusal, were withheld from
this board, ms they have now been from
Gov. BLAIR's committee. Chief Engineer
SHOCK made his report from such informa-
ton N he could get from the Bureau of
Steam Engineering, where there was no
information on the subject: and got moth
ing from the Navy Department proper,
where the facts were all recorded. So with
Gov BLAIR's committee; they groped in
the dark, and appear never to have discov-
cred the true state Of the affair


Did RoBEsoN, when he reopenCd this
case, and without any authority of law paid
out 100000 of public money, think to es-
cape responsibility by shielding himself
under n report from stbordnates of his
own whom he kept ignorant Of the facts
Did he suppose that he could withhold
from this board such Il letter as that quo
ted above, or that he could withhold the
same letter from the investigating COM
mittee and not be called to account for
his actg


RoBEsoN's plan of reopening claims
passed upon and disallowed by II pre-
dcccssor who was coEnizant of all the
facts, and referring them to a board
of subordinatcs who are not allowed
10 examine the whole record, is some
thing that the law does not tolerate and
that the people will not approve. II
is novel proceeding in administration to
fling the doors of the treasury wide open
TO claimants; and there's no precedent for
this recognition of n rejected claim, and
for reopening, revising, and paying it,
when, us the facts show, there was no
foundation for IL whatever.


There is u forcible name for the act of n
public officer who takes the peoples money
ont of the treasury in violation of law
Can any one tell what that name H.?
Year: 1872

For the last twenty or thirty years IL
large portion of each session Of the Massachu-
sotts Legislature has been taken up by the CON
slGcratlon Of prohbItory liquor laws. During
nearly all II that time laws have been upon the
statute books making the selling Of liquor by
the glass a criminal offence, punishable by fine
and imprisonment. And yet the people OF Bos-
ton continue to drink rum. In a recent issue Of
the TrdreHcr a journal strongly in favor Of pro-
hibitlon, II f. said that since the opening OF the
Jubilee there has been no evening In which
drunkenness has not prevailed To an extent
that must alarm all who have the welfare Of the
community at heart. 1t further says that the
law Is dead letter, that public sentiment is ad-
verse to its enforcement, and that the commu-
nifty Is rapidly drifting upon current strewn
with the wrecks Of desoated homes, aud broken
fortunes, and ruined men and women. This
shows that Boston must be a very wicked city,
OF else that prohibitory laws are not so eGectual
in preventing intemperance as their advocates
claim them to he.
Year: 1872

Liberty is held at a cheap rate in the City
Of Churches. One CRoCKER, car conductor, has
lain forty-nye days in the Raymond street bas-
tile for an alleged theft OF eighty cents. The
charge was made on the evidence Of patent
Indicator attached to the car. This is evidently
a case of gross injustice.
Year: 1872

CONFERENCE BETWEEN THE DELAWARE AND NEW


JERSEY AUTHORITIES.


Governor Ponder, OF Delaware, and Governor
Parker, of New Jersey with their respective
Attorney Generals, met by appointment at the
Continental Hotel, in Philadelphia, on last We'd
nesday, to hold a conference in relation to the
fishery difficulties. The result was an under
standing that the subject should be laid before
request that the laws be SO adjusted as to avoid
an future Misunderstanding and difficulties
such as arose during the late fishing season.
Year: 1872

The HORTICULTURAL FA1R.-The large hall of
the Institute will doubtless be crowded, this
evening, at 8 o'clock, by the meeting of those
concerned in the holding OF the annual Horticul-
tural Exhibition. All who want Fair held must
nrove it by their presence, and readiness to go
to work.