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Year: 1870

Mother sent me TO ask you to come and
take tea with her this evening said lit
tie girl to her neighbor. did she say
at what time 7 "No ma'am. she only
said she would ask you. and then The
thing would be off her minl'
Year: 1870

BALTIMORE AND PoroMAC RAILROAD
Meeting Of the Board of Directors.-The Board OF
Directors Of the Baltimore and Potomac rail-
road resolved at their meeting in Baltimore on
Tuesday to proceed at once with the cOndem-
nation Of the land, within the city limits, re.
quired to reach the mouth Of their tunnel at the
junction Of Kirby's lane and Winchester street
The Sheriff is now summoning the jurios neces-
sary for the condemnation of the lands on the
route from the crossing of the Frederick road
near Carrollton. 1t crosses Gwynn's Falls close
to the southern side Of the Western Cemetery
and touches the western corner OF the grounds
OF the Cattle Scales. The notification to parties
interested of the time of the assembling of the
turies will at once be given. This action of
the Board indicates that the project of
Joining in the construction OF q tunnel by the
Union Railroad, under the bed of o thern
avenue, has been abandoned both by the Bal
umore and Potomac and the Northern Central.
The remarks Of Mr.. Garrett at the last meeting
OF the Union Road indicated that he had no
purpose Of joining with that movement, and we
now have no doubt that the constr uction of the
tunnel under Winchester and Wilson streets
will be promptly commenced. The Board of
Directors also adopted a resolution to issue pro-
poeals for contracts at once for the grading Of
the track from the Charles county line to the
Potomac river, and to require its completion
within nine months Of the LIST of the present
month. The work Of grading the road from
Upper Marlborough to the Charles county line
Is now vigorously progressing; and the condem-
nation OF property for the use OF the road from
the PatapscO river to the city was ordered to be
at once proceeded with.-Baltimore American.
Year: 1870

THE TAX BILL was returned to the House to-
day by the Senate, and the bill, with the va
rious Senate amendments, was referred to the
Committee of Ways and Means and ordered to
be printed.
Year: 1870

RETURN OF THE PREsID.NT.-The President
Mrs. Grant, Miss Nellie Grant, and Gen. Porter
returned here this morning on the early train.
Master Fred. Grant vas left at West Point, and
his brother Ulysses went on yachting excur-
sion with . number Of his schoolmates. He will
spend his vacation at Long Branch, and return
to his school in New Hampshire in September.


The President was in his Office this morning,
and engaged most of the time in consultation
with various members Of the Cabinet upon pub
lie matters which have accumulated during his
Absence. number OF visitors were admitted
during the forenoon.
Year: 1870

The OUTRAGE ON THE SHEA CHrLD-Arrest Of
The Alleged Perpefrdtor--The negro Ross alias
Del Range, who made his escape after receiving
a charge Of shot in his shoulders by the hands OF
the mother of the child he is charged with having
brutally injured, as stated in The STAR of last
evening, was yesterday arrested by Detectives
Coones and Miller, who, after hunting about his
lurking places in this city without finding him,
in their search, proceeded along the Loudoun
and Hampshire railroad, and in about an hour
discovered Ross going along the track at q rapid
gait. A lively chase ensned, ending in running
tOdy and brought to police eadquarters in this
city. He is stout black fellow about thirty-five
years old, five feet eight inches high, and weighs
about one hundred and fifty pounds. He denies
the charge altogether. Justice Walter commit
ted him to Jail for further hearing.


About II O'Clock this morning the accused
was brought before Justice Walter for a pre-
iminary hearing. DR.. j. E. Morgan was first
examined, and testified to the diseased condition
Of the child. Mrs. Maria Shea, the mother,
testified that the little one would not be five
years old until next September. About ten
days ago she complained of being hurt, but wit
ness did not know what was the matter until
Thursday last. The doctor was sent for, and
she ascertained what was the matter with her
child. She asked the child who had hurt her.
and she appeared frightened, but finally said
that Ross had hurt her, and stated the circum-
stances, which the mother testified to, but which
are unfit ftr publication. The child is quite
i'll, and win not be able to get out for a week or
two, and the Justice therefore committed the
prisoner for q further hearing.


and 1t was with difficulty that the once could
be kept clear. Quite large proportion of the
crowd were colored men, and at times they were
quite excited in relation to the case. The ac-
cused appeared with handkerchief bound
mother of the child shooting him on SATURDAY.
evening last.
Year: 1870

THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON PRINTING of the
House and Senate this morning opened bids for
furnishing paper for the Government printing
for the ensuing year. About seventy bids were
received from dealers in various parts of the
country, but it will take several days to classify
the same and determine upon the lowest bid
ders, after which the contract will be awarded.
Year: 1870

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS OF THE GOVERN
MENT.-Secretary Boutwell, will sell one million
Of dollars in coin tomorrow, and purchase one
million in bonds for the sinking fund on Thurs
day. This will make the total amount of bonds
for the sinking fund and those held subject to
the action of Congress ninety-four and one-half
millions of dollars
Year: 1870

NEW FIFTY CENT NoTEs-Secretary Bout
well has determined not to issue any more of
the fifty cent fractional currency notes, on ac-
count Of the cOunterfeits of that denomination
now in circulation. A new design will at once
be prepared by Mr.. McCartee, chief of the
Printing Division, and sent to the Bank Note
Printing Company, New York.
Year: 1870

Mr.. RICE in the Senate this morning reported
back the bin to aid the building of rolling mill
in the District of Columbia, which authorizes
the Commissioner of Public Buildings TO lease
or to sell to Thomas Mcnamara fonr hundred
feet square OF reservation II on the west side of
Virginia avenue and east side OF the Washing
ton Canal as site for a rolling ;Inin and nail
factory.
Year: 1870

1T HAVING BEEN STATED that Prince Arthur
would attend the opera tonight, We are re-
quested by the proprietors of the theater, who
DO not wish any misapprehension to exist in the
matter, to say that the Prince has promised to
attend one night during his stay, but is not able
now to designate the night. Tonight he will
visit Gen. Sherman,
Year: 1870

DR.. Aikmans Life at Home, speaking
of boys and girls, says:


They are born different, and show it
while they are infants The boy baby is
restless and uneasy in his mothers arms.
He is never still except when asleep, and
even then tdmbles from side to side in
his crib with sudden filings of arms and legs.
When he grows beyond babyhood, he plays
differently, Without ever being told of it,
he instinctiyely turns away from dolls
lays them aside in Indifference, and freely
donates them to whatever girl will have
them He demands balls and bats, and
drums he turns down chairs for horses.
lays hold on all the strings of the house
for lines, wants all the little sticks made
into whips, mounts lounges and drives
four in hand ; he asks for guns. and wants
and tigers, and is amused beyond measure
at their leaping upon and eating up COWS
and oxen. The girl baby is gentle, even
from the first, and looks quietly out of the
blue eyes, or laughingly out of the dark
ones. She takes naturally to her dolls,
and never wearies of dressing them and
arranging the playhouse she is gentle in
her plays, and would be frightened with
what would fill her brother with paroxysm
of delight: she loves fairy tales, and will
not laugh and ask some absurd question
about the babes in the wood, but rather
cries over their sorrows The sister will
smooth pussy and hold her lovingly in her
lap, while the brother wants to see if the
cat can jump, and when she tries to get
out of his undesirable company, will detain
her by leg or tail And these same diver
gencies of disposition and character per-
petuate themselves as the boy or girl
grows older. There are exceptions, it is
true; some boys have all the tastes and
gentleness of feminine nature. and some
girls have much that is masculine | do
not regret seeing it in each. The gentle
will not make any the less noble man be-
cause there was SO much that was girl like
in bis childhood, nor will the girl that was,
in her rudeness, often called boy, be any
the less, but perhaps all the more true
and lovely woman.
Year: 1870

Nothing is more annoying than that
display of affection which some husbands
and wives show to each other in society.
That familiarity of touch, those half con-
cealed caresses, those absurd names. that
prodigality of endearing epithets, that de-
voted attention which they faunt in the
face of the public as kind of challenge
to the world at large to come and admire
their happiness. is always noticed and
laughed at. and sometimes more than
laughed at. Yet tC some women this parade
of love is the very essence of married hap
piness, and part of their dearest privileges.
They believe themselves admired and en-
We'd, when they are ridiculed and scofied
at /: and they think their husbands are
models for other men to copy, when they
are taken as examples for all to avoid.
Men who have any real manllness. how
ever, do not give in to this kind of thing ;
though there are some, as efeminate and
gushing as women themselves, who like
this sloppy ef1usiveness of love, and carry
it on into quite old age, fondling the an
cient grandmother with gray hair as lavish
ly as they had fondled the youthful bride.
and seeing no want Of harmony in calling
n withered old dame of sixty and upwards
by the pet names by which they had call
ed her when she was a slip of girl OF
eighteen. The continuance of love from
youth to old age is very lovely, very cheer
mo but even "John Anderson. my 10, '
would lose its pathos if Mrs. Anderson has
ignored the difference between the raven
locks and the snowy brow. This public
display of familiar affection is never seen
among men who pride themselves on max
;nr GOOD lovers: as certain men do-those
who have reduced the practice of love-mak-
ing to an art, science, and know their
lesson to a letter-SaturcFuy RcCictn.
Year: 1870

The Sulphur Springs (Texas) Gazette
contains the following most remarkable
communication


Knowingt that you are not given to sensa-
tionalism, [ take this method of giving to
the public an item, the truth of which l
can testify as an eyewitness, as can also
some others living in the same Eeighbor-
hood. On last Sunday, the I'd inst, about
8 o'clock in the morning, some six miles
south of Sulphur Springs, when not cloud
was to be seen to dim the blue vault OF
heaven, fell what can but be termed a rain
or shower of blood, which lasted some
eight or ten seconds. Its district was quite
limited, and it fell in spccks about the size
of squirrel shot, and in density about one
hundred to the size of an ordinary plate.


This shower was witnessed by Mr.. Busy
and family, who were seated around the
breakfast table in the yard, at the time be-
fore stated, when, upon a sudden. came
pattering the drops of blood upon the dish
es, victuals, and all around. Mr.. Busy
Immediately sent his little son for me,
whose clothes were bespattered with blood
on reaching my house. An hour clap sed,
probably, before my reaching the vicinity,
yet the leaves. grass and the table bore the
distinctly-visible marks of blood. No one
in the vicinity can give an explanation OF
this mysterious affair. leave the matter
for the scrutiny of science and the light of
revelation. G. j. SULLIVAN.


A similar event happened in Tennessee
about twenty yearsago Since then snakes
and frogs have fallen in various localities.
Year: 1870

(TABLE MOUNTAIN, I870.)
Which L wish to remark
And my language is plain
That for ways that are dark
And for tricks that are vain,


The heathen Chinee is peculiar.
Which the same would rise to explain
Ah Sin was his name;
And L shall not deny
In regard to the same


What that name might imply
But his it was and child-like
AS frequently remarked to Bill Nye.
1t was August the third
And quite soft was the skies,
Which 1t might be inferred
That All Sin was likewise:
Yet he played it that day upon William
And me in way Idespise.
Which we had a small game,
And All Sin took a hand:
1t was Euchre. The same
lie did not understand.
But he smiled as he sat at the table,
With smile that was child like and
bland.
Yet the cards they were stocked
In way that | grieve,





st the state of Nye's sleeve:
Which was stuffed full of aces and bow
ers.


And the same with intent to deceive.
But the hands that were played
By that heathen Chinee,
And the points that he made
We're quite frightful to see
Till at last he put down a right bower,
Which TIE same Nye had dealt unto
me.
Then looked up at Nye,
And he gaZed upon me;
And he rose with a sigh,
And said, ''Can this be?
We are ruined by Chinese cheap labor
And he went for that lleathen Chinee.
In the scene that ensued
L did not take hand,
But the floor it was streWed
Like the leaves on the strand
With the cards that All Sin had been
hding,l
In the game she did not understand"
In his sleeves which were long,
lie had tWenty-four packs
Which was coming It strong,
\ ct | state but the facts;
And we found on his nails which were
taper
. What is frequent in tapers-that's wax.
Which is why / remark,
And my languageis plain,
That for WAYS that abe lark
Year: 1870




WITNESSES PART OF TIE BoHBARD


MENT.


lBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBuERI


LONDON, Wednesday, Aug "a, 1870
The special correspondent Of THE TRIBUNE at the
headquarters of the Crown Prince thus describes the
bombardment of Pfalsburg on the 18th


Pfalsburg has already detained a considerable
number of German guns for two or three days, and
when last saw il it showed no signs of giving in.
True, the guns thus detained are Of light caliber,
but they are nevertheless kept from other work and
this is what PfaIsburg has accomplished. The town
was sharply eannonsded this morning, and | went
to see the German batteries open fire.


There was slight haze over the surrounding
country at daybreak, but as the sun grew more
powerful the haze lifted into gently driving clouds
breeze just strong enough to temper the heat OF
the weather stirred the leaves Of the tall poplar
trees along the straight French ohdHss6cs, and Tho
morning was, in all respects, beautiful. From
hillock behind the village of Zillngen
there was a splendid view of both the
attack and the defonse. Pfalsburg could be seen
among the trees at the top of stretch Of rising
ground and we could distinguish part OF the old
rampant with its shady avenue. To our left, across
the open field dotted with redroofed farm buildings,
was some rising ground opposite to Pfalsburg; and
here were the beseiging batteries, which could
scarcely be distinguished at all until their fire com
menced


The whole district for miles away was spread out
like map before us and we saw the Vosges Noun
tans TO the eastward shutting off from the Valley
of the Rhine. Had it not been such a deadly game
that was to be played, such terrible moment Of
anxiety for the people of the little town. there eond
have been pleasanter excursion than TINS one 10
see the batteries begin their work.


tell no secret when I say that the German attack
was made with field artillery and that great many
of their light guns had been brought into position
for the work The capture of Pfalsbourgis is an i'm
portant matter for the Crown Prince, but not im-
portant enough to make his army wait for heavy
siege guns.


The Prussian tactics are to push forward, masking
the fortresses that encountered on the way eav-
ing few battalions to watch them but in this ease
the chances have seemed 50 to favor the probability
of Pfasburg being unprepared for serious resistance


(our dispatches is unfinished at 400 a. MI
Year: 1870

BEWARE OF THE PowDER-A Hint TO
THE LovERs.-There is a good joke going
the rounds, of a young lady and gentleman
at fashionable party in this city, few
evenings since The young man was hand
some and happy, the young lady arrayed
in all the exquisite taste Of lavender, rose,
etc, with gold-powdered hair flowing over
her swsn-like neck. Finding the heat of
the room too much for them, they sought
the cool shade OF an arbor where they might
listen to the fountains fall. The music


ose and fell, time flew on silver pinions,
and after an absence Of about three hours
our young friends entered the brilliantly il
Illuminated parlors. The young lady pass.
ed on in the dance, hut the young man was
somewhat taken back by his next neighbor
informing him that round his neck was the
unmistaken print Of two arms, all in chalk
and diamond dust, on one shoulder large
pile of yellow powder, and on his upper lip
and cheek diamond dust, bloom and youth
and yellow powder, mixed up generally
The young lady's hair was observed to be
several shades paler, Moral: Garry dust
ing broom in your pocket.
Year: 1870

a Dinner and a kiss.
"I have brought you dinner, father"
The blacksmith's daughter said,
As she took from her arm the kettle,
And lifted its shining lid.
"Tnere is not any pie or pudding,
So viii give you this"
And upon his toil-worn forehead
She left the childish kiss.
The blacksmith took off his apron,
And dined in happy mood,
Wondering much at the SAVIOR


Hid in his humble food;
While all about him were visions
Full of prophetic bliss,
But he never thought ofmagic


In his little daughters kiss.
While she with her kettle swinging,
Merrily trudged her way.
Stopping at sight of a squirrel,
Catching some wild birds lay;
And thought how many shadow
Of life and fate we should miss
Railways our frugal dinners
Were seasoned with kiss.
Year: 1870

country to seek the protection of the
city!and consequently are forced to beg
or starve. 1t is a common every day
or night occurrence, that some
of our people are, without cause,
without excuse, without prOvCca


ton put to death in the most tOrtuou
and barbarOus manner. Shooting,
whipping, burning, and indeed, we
might say, that the dark and damn
ing catalogue Of inquisitOrial punish
ments, has been resurrected from its
long sleep in the bosom Of the dark
ages Of prosecutions and exhausted
upon the weak and unprotected peo-
pie in the State. They set forth that
they have made frequent appeals to
the authorities for protection, but in
vain. On the contrary, the Legisla-
Uure has passed many acts which
initiate directly against the interest
and happiness of the cOlOred people.
" Need we MENTION" they say, the
repeal Of the Common School law,
whereby orr children are left with
out educational privilege" the repeal
OF what Was known as the ku-klux
law, the results of which are too we'll
known to us all the repeal Of the
Common Carriers act, whereby re-
spected colored ladies and gentlemen
holding first class tickets are compelled
to ride in the smoking car, and submit
to the jeers and taunts of those who
are not our equals in morals, refine
ment or education? The delegation
conclude their appeal by calling upon
Congress TO enact such measures a5
will give the negroes Of Tennessee
protection in their rights as Ameri-
can citizens. They urge speedy ac-
ton, as, to quote their language,
" Every day of delay sends some
poor defenceless brother TO his long
heme beneath the sod"
Year: 1870

RICHMOND, March 20.-All quiet
tonight. Mayor Ellison put the p0-
lice in possession of the city. Ca
hOon's force of forty men is still at
the station house, around which a
large number of blacks gathered dur
ing the day. Governor Walker sent
a reply to Canby's letter, in which he
quotes the acts of Congress
on the subject to show that
Candy had no shadow of authority
for interfering in the municipal affairs
unless called on by the Legislature
or State authorities, nor has he any
authority in the orders issued by the
President or Secretary of War. He
says it is clear from letter written by
General Candy to Mayor CahOon on
the 18th, that Canby had determined
to protect Cahoon in exercising the
functions of office, which under the.
laws of the State he did not
nor could not hold. The Governor
says he is the chief executive officer
of the State, and he will see its laws
faithfully performed, and when he finds
the power of the State inadequate
ne Will call on the United States. He
contends that in a municipal difference
in New York, neither Gen. Candy
nor any military officer would have
interfered. Nor should it be done N
Virginia, State that stands on the
same footing in the Union with any
other,
Year: 1870

WAsHINGToN, March PA de-
bate on the tariff question viii be had
in the House on Tuesday. Allison is
expected to speakagainst the biii, and
Kellogg to reply. An effort will be
made to close the general debate be-
fore the end of the week.


The House Military Committee
have, for the present, completed their
Investigations into the cadet business
and turned their attention to the
heavy current business before them.


1t is believed that the Ways and
Means Committee viii strike from
the Internal Revenue bill the clause
that farmers selling their produce
from wagons or stalls in the city mart
pay a special license tax Of ten dol
lars.


The principal Chief and delegates
of the Cherokee Nation have sent a
memorial to the Senate against ter
ritOrial form of government under
the legislative jurisdiction Of Congress
and abrogating the existing treaties
and burden of Government taxation
without representation, and in favor
of the payment by the United States
of all just obligations due said nation.
Year: 1870

construction scheme could not be car
ried ont unless he gave color to
it by calling upon the President for
troops. He, Fletcher and Hyberger
were clOseted together all Of last Sun
day afternoon, cOnc0cting the spa
pers" mentioned above. With at
least sufficient sense left to dread fac
ing those whom he had thus betrayed
he slipped away to East Tennessee to
await the e0nsummatiOn Of the plot.
That is the whole story.
Year: 1870

A gentleman sent a lad with a let
ter to the pOstOffiee and money tC
pay the postage. Having returned
with the money he said, Guess I've
done the thing slick; I've seen a good
many folks putin letters in the post
Office through a hole, and so watch
ed my chance and got mine in foI
nothing"
Year: 1870

gladness along the pathway. that en-
cOurages many patient, persevering
mind less brilliant than her own. 1t
is every day source Of new happi-
ness to think that she may possibly
become at sometime a co-labOrer with
those who are striving to elevate and
benefit the race. She Is already the
admired among many, and to her
benefactOrs next to their own child
Mary Granger is theirchiefjoy. That
they shall yet see the gratifying re-
suit of patient, well directed effort, is
an event Of which they are as conf
dent as Of the prophetic truth that
''the stone that was cut ont without
hands, will continue to increase till it
shall become a great mountain, and
fill the whole earth.
Year: 1870

The extension Of our steamboat connectionsis


an important indication ofprogress, and we trust
that the enterprising gentlemen who comprise
the Wilmington Steamship Company will feel
fully warranted in the establishment of line be-
tween this city and Salem. Our communications
with the towns and cities on the river and bay
below us, are very far beneath what they ought
Year: 1870

ABOUT NAILs.-The following table
will show at glance the length Of the va
rious sizes. and the number Of nails in .
pound. They are rated from three
penny up to twenty penny" The first
column gives the name, the second the
length in inches and the third the number
per pound: