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Year: 1876

One Of the most charming young act
resses- although not a leading one in
any sense-who ever appeared in New
York, recently broke off d marriage
engagement under circumstances that
are creditable to her heart and head.
When she determined to become an
actress she was the recipientof the at.
tentions of a young physician residing
then and now in the west. The court
ship resulted in a marriage engage.
ment. While she was preparing for
the stage under efficient teachers in
New York, the doctor sought to dis
suade her from the project, but she
was resolute and determined. When
she made her first appearance, her
fiance was present. The part was a
subordinate one, and the young actress
made as much out of it as any one
could have done, but her lovers pre-
judice against the stage continued, and
was famed into a flame by the opposi-
tion of his family. The actress in the
meantime persevered in her endeavors
to acquit herself creditably in her new
profession, but was tortured inwardly
by the appeals of her intended. She
truly loved him, and was ready for
any ordinary sacrifice on his account,
but had made it an Indispensable con-
dition of marriage that she should
abandon the stage. Her ambition to
become successful actress overcame
her willingness to make the required
agreement, and about two weeks ago
aha Snmm0no1 tho vounov 1ookor ~ ~ r,
city. They met as an engaged couple
they parted disengaged. The girl
frankly stated that she wished to as.
cend the scale and become a leading
actress, and, if her accepted suite


was dissatisfied, she proposed th ali
engagement should be terminated.
assented, and now there is an other
actress resolved to win fame in her
profession ere she takes q husband to
her heart. ,..,.s.- ,,...
Year: 1876

The first thing a San Francisco man
does when he goes to New York is to
get his boots blacked; the first thing
a Boston man does is to get somethin9
to eat the first thing a Chicago man
does is to ask policeman where is the
nearest bar.room to buy postage
stamps. i So: .:.j. s.ys
Year: 1876

An experiment IN Illuminating tho City Hall was
made evening about eight o'clock in the presence
OF Commissioner Campbell and othor city o1i;als. II
s designed TO have every window in the entire building


perfect blazc of light night and again
Tuesday night and that tho affair may carried ou
with proper sciaf IL thought necessary to cxpcrh
ment last evening Accord ngly twelve candies wore
placed in each of the windows above the ground floor.
tho lower windows being illuminated by gas.
On the coping above the main entrance, In
front of the building, were placed FIVE large
colorcd lanterns When all the candles and gas
aid not suit Commissioner Campbell, however, and hs
at once gave have sixteen candles instead
OF twcve pla ed in each window TO morrow night
Owing to the that tue gas pipes In the building are
small their capacity for admitting sufficient flow Of
gas TO produce proper Illuminating elect even to tho


rst story questioned by tho Commissioner In any
event Sufficient number OF candles will be hand,
so that the pubc may expect grand illumination on
the nivht of nc Fourth
Year: 1876

After having been allowed TO sleep on the floor at
Castle Garden Friday night tho batch OF Arabs spoken
OF in Yesterdays HERALp were yesterday morning
turned the street and told to snit for themselves
A number of gentlemen subscribed small purse fol
them, but not sufficient, however, TO supply then
wants even for day. Last evening a HERALD re-
made inquiry for them at several places about
town. including the lower precinct station houses but
unable TO ascertain anything of their present
whereabouts. Colonel H. s. Ocott, President of the
Theosophical Society requests that person having
knowledge o their whereabouts Will send word
to his residence No 302 West Forty seventh street
that he may make some arrangements for providing
for their immediate necessities
Year: 1876

Yesterday morning fragment OF rock fell from the
roof OF the new tunnel of the Delaware and Lacka-
wanna Railroad, under Bergen HI, and striking q
strange laborer tho head Killed him Instantly Tho
deceased known only by the name Dave" The
body taken to his late boarding house, at The
corner OF Beacon and Central aveuurs The Delaware,
Lackawnnna and Western Railroad Company has re-
solved TO erect a brick arch throughout tho greater
portion OF the tunnel in order 10 guard against acc


dents from falling pieces OF rock. Tho President, Mr.
Samuel Sloan, advised this course. a-much as u
would the end effect great saving tn the company,
though It might entail heavy expense at present.
Year: 1876




There is q servant girl in a family on
our street who would't be permitted
10 ,bange places il ten dollars n
day would he any inducement for
her to stay. She makes il her special
duty to meet all agents and beggars AZ
the door. and TO dispose Of them with
out the least annoyance 10 the family.


She has a rule TO meet each case, and
her rules are perfection. The door-bell
mover fools her. She can tell a callers
ring from any beggar's ring as certainly
as the bell is touched.


When she opens the door and finds q
man with red gOatee, having q clothes
wringer in his hand, abe doesn't wait
for him to hem and haw, and say that
his clothes-wringer beats all others
ever made. She gets the start Of him by
saying


"You seem like a decent respectable
man, and as a friend warn you that
the owner Of the house saw you come
up the steps and ran into the back yard
to unchain his Russian Bloodhound"


The man with the red goatee slings
that wringer over his right shoulder
and canters out of that neighborhood
with his teeth on edge and cold chills
playing tag up and down his back.


The next one might be young lady
who boldly inquiries for the lady Of the
house and has a new kind of face pow
der to sell.


You can go in, whispers the girl,
'and will stand at the door to rush in
when you call. If the mistress asks
you to taste anything beware of poi
son! She may not have her little re-
volver with her this morning, and 1
guess twill be save for you to go in"
: "Why-#hy=v," stampers the young
lady.


Go right in-she may not be dan
gerous."


Never mind-I'll call again. I'm in
hurry"


And that settles the case.


The next is one of those old chaps
who go about with tears in their eyes,
willing to work if work can be had, but
never finding any work their health
will permit them to do.


Madame" he says, as she opens the
door, 'for heavens sake let me work at
something long enough to get slice of
bread"


She mentions him to go around to the
side door and is there to let him in.
She hands him an ak weighing seven
pounds, with q straight handle, points
to three or four big knots, which have
become almost petrifed, and softly
says


"You look hungry, and as soon as
you have split up those will give you
the best meal you have had in six
months"


She goes in and he spits on his hands,
looks at the old axe, and then folds his
tent and silently slips through the gate
like shadow Of fate.


Then the little girl who canvasses for
the orphan asylum rings the bell. She
is met with a smile and the servant
says


"You poor little thing. I pity the
orphans, and I'd like to give you some
money. If you get the mayor to come
here and say that it is all right 1 will
give you three cents"


The little girl thoughtfully pursues
her way, and another case comes and is
met and disposed of, and tbs mistress
of the house is never troubled or an
noyed.
Year: 1876

Before Squire Vincent Schwab and
jury, this morning, case was tried
which drew into the temple OF justice a
grand array of distinguished females,
and a greater number of well known.
citizens. Eminent lawyers were en-
gagged on either side, and the contest
was both earnest and interesting. 1t
seems that Miss Joe Woods, the bosg OF
a Corinthian establishment on Plum
street, had as boarder re.
Gently one Miss Alice Thorn,


from whom the fair Woods (who by The
way bears startling resemblance to
Miss Josie Mansfield Of fragrant memo.
ry) borrowed the sum OF $780, that
finding it inconvenient or impos sible to
repay the loan, she gave Miss Alice as
part payment a handsome silk dress
endeavored to give Miss Alice
the 'scold shake"-the 'grand
bounce"--in fact tried by both fair and
foul means to rid herself OF this moneyed
but obnoxious guest. Not only this, but
upon one occasion, when partial truce
had been patched up between the belllg.
erents, the dress was borrowed by Joe,
when she had, like Flora McFlimsey,
nothing to wear" and from
which time the defrauded Alice
was not able to gether hands on it again.
In this strait the law was invoked; she
issued replevin for the dress and a
trunk full of tinery, and this morning was
the time set for legal combat to deter
pine which was the rightful owner. The
jury saw no obstacles in the settlement
Of such a plain case, and by the aid of
able arguments OF opposing counsel, to
which was added lucid statement by
His Honor Schwab, they retired min
ute OF two to the Jury-room and brought
in verdict for Miss Alice, with one
cent damages. An appeal was taken,
and the end is not yet. In the meantime
the plaintiff will try another dose of law
to compel the sparkling Josie to dis
gorge the other hundreds yet due.
Year: 1876

all that were there. The total number in
camp were two hundred and thirty, and
only forty of these were bucks, with
only nine that might be called fighting
men.


Now the Michigan Agent has up to
within a few days been Issuing rations
for about. fifteen hundred Cheyennes,
and the question Is where have they
gone, as he reports that none of them
have gone north. There is mistake
somewhere, ana we may look for an.
other ventilation that will open the eyes
of the so.called Indian Ring. Red Cloud
and Spotted Tails bands are to be
counted this week. g.
Year: 1876

Captain Jack Jewett, Robin Mos
by, and Ben Bradshaw were travel
ing from Virginia to Kentucky on
horseback. Captain Jewett was a
large, fine looking man, and fair
specimen of the kind of men that
gave character to the period that en-
braces the early history of Ken
tucky. AS the three rode along
their attention was attracted by an
gry words from cabin on the road
side. Words were succeeded by
blows, and Captain Jewett said:


"Let's ride up and see what this
fight is about


They galloped up to the cabin,
where there were a man and his bet
ter half having "set to- and she
was getting the better half of it.


"Hold my horse" said Jewett,
sand will teach the e. lesson
he will never forget"


At one blow of his fist the man lay
PROSTATE on the floor. The good
wife looked at her husband a moment
and then at Jewett, and then reach
ing back, she caught up large long
handled flying-pan, and let drive at
Jewett's head. The bottom went
out, and the rim went over his head
and around his neck, such was the
force of the blow. All efforts failing
to get the remnant of the frying pan
from around Jewett's neck, he had to
wear it about five miles on his road,
and then a file in the hands of 4
blacksmith released him. We will
not stop to point the moral.-l Dan
vile, Kentucky Advertiser.
Year: 1876

Perfectly scandalous! They think
nothing of sending over after couple
of bedsteads or the entry carpet, and
the other day Thompson says to me: !:


'Butterwiek, does your pump-log
pull up easyT


And when said l thought it did,
he said:


We'll. I would like to borrow it for
few days till can get one, for
mines all rotted away


The only wonder to me is that he
didn't try to borrow the we'll along
with it.


And then on Tuesday Mrs. Thomp-
son sent that boy over to know if
Mrs. Butterwick wouldn't lend her
our front door. She said theirs was
away being painted and she was
afraid the baby would catch cold.
When asked him what he supposed
we were going to do to keep COM
Portable without any front door, he said
Mrs. Thompson said she reckoned
we might tack up a bed-quilt or some
thing. And when l refused, the boy
said Mrs. Thompson told him if l
wouldn't send over the front door to
ask Mrs. Butterwick to lend her q
pair of striped stockings and horse
hair hustle and to borrow the coal
scuttle till Monday.


What in the name of Moses she is
going to do with 4 hustle and coal
scuttle can't conceive.


But they're the most eXtraordina-
ry people! Last Fourth of July the
boy came over and told Mrs. Butter
wick that Mrs. Thompson would be
much obliged if she'd lend her the
twins for a few minutes. Said Mrs.
Thompson wanted 'em to suck of
new bottle top, because it made her
baby sick to taste fresh indiarubberl !
Cheeky, wasn't it? But that's her
way. She don't mind it any more.


why, Eve known her to take off
our Johnuy's pants when he's been
PLAYING over there with the children,
and send him home bare legged TO
tell his mother that she borrowed
them for pattern. And on Thomp-
sons birthday she said her house was
so small for party that if we'd lend
her ours we might come late in the
evening and dance with the company.
if we wouldn't let ON that we lived
there


Yes, sir; I'm going to move. I'd
rather live next door to lunatic
asylum and have the maniacs pour
ing red hot shot over the fence every
hour of the day. Indeed | would
Year: 1876

THE TEXT OF DIR. GINDEEMANs LETTER TO MIR.


RUGGLEs.


lFRoM TmE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRIBUNE.
WAsuINGTON, July 9.-Ihc following Il the
full text Of the interesting letter Of Dr. Linderniau D-
rector Of the Mint, to Samuel B. Rugges Of the New
York Chamber OF Commerce, in reference to the pro-
posed new silver dollar:


TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFFICE or TIE DIRECTOR OF The MISr, Juiy3, 1876
DEAR SIR Irecciyed at o'clock this p. N. your dis
patch Of current date in behalf Of the Chamber Of Com
ncrce requesting be informed how far approve the
pendiug amendment Of the House 10 the Senate bi
permitting the payment Of public and private debts In
silver dollars OF the standard nencss and weight author
zed up TO the year 1873 and whether that amendment
will probably pass Congress during the present session
As the proposition to which your dispatch refers s nend
lug in Congress- IL would appear 10 bc somewhat lnc
cate for me 10 gave my views Ia relation To the same u
less called for by that body official SUPERIOR the
Secretary OF the Treasury; but, considering the hlgh
character OF the Chamber and It's come ton with
nu&ici4 and commercial questions will briefly comply
with your request


TLc proposition is not to establish double or alter.
nate standard Of gold ana silver based the present
commercial relation Of the two metals, but to make
4l2sl0 grains of silver 30 fine dollar when II Is worth
only about Sil2 cents In gold. II such IA dol Should
be- made an unlimited tender Il would no distant day
cXpe gold from the country, Tor the simple that
debtors would always choose the cheaper metal In which
10 pay their debts Moreover when once established as
effective money the foreign exchanges would rise III pro
portion To the depreciation o. thc money uhlt.


Without euargiug upon the SUBJECT. or entering into
the discussion of The question OF Ihc double standard
policy III. United States to make silver unlimited
tender the basis proposed The large excess Of supply
demand and the continued demOneti tiZhti0n OF SILVER
by several Of the principal countries would appear 10
1t very unsafe for the United States to embark
experiment ~ raise the value OF tat metal 10 Its
former relation TO gold by giving ID decided oyeryalua
lion IN full legatender coin aud To be coined without
limit If this should be done this country would become
| the best market In the world Tor silver
and the surplus stock Of Germany, France, and other
countries would come TO In giving our, gold cotton
and other products for silver would not even have
reasonable prospect Of arrestDg the depreciation. An
International convention Ia consider this grave question
and agree upon the relation which gold and silver should
Year: 1876

Gratis to prevent any further votes being taken upon
this question in the House during TINS session
but if they are not successful and II the SUBJECT
shoud come before the House squareiy IN such
form as to make it possible for majority TO pass
repeal bill. enough Democrats who voted for MI
Holmans resolution to-day would vote against his
bill and il would be defeated. 1t may therefore be
considered as settled that 10 bill repeating the
Resumption act of 1875 will be passed by either
House of Congress during the present session.
Year: 1876

will appear before the Committee on
Foreign Affairs on Thursday to give the
particulars Of his scientific connection
with the Emma mine and to answer
Lyons uniavorable statements concern
ing him.
Year: 1876

Thelstter I'd dressed to US by Gen
eral Bltler has already been printed
in the 3E7lsg5a We again refer to
the passage hicht especially merits
attention., -


and I now challenge him to be-
gin his legal investigation. Hekrows
my residence, and knows that the
presence of United States soldiers is
not necessary for my arrest or that
Of any other white man who was at
Hamburg; and before that investiga-
ton closes, if do not show that the
negroes were the aggressors and the
whites not to blame; that the ennis
saries Of His Excellency were the in
stigators of the riot, and his ap-
pointees could have prevented and
did not prevent it; that the company
called militia was not militia. but a
band Of rioters and highwaymen, and
that he is responsible for the riot-if
l do not snow all this, and show be-
sides condition of affairs at Ham
burg, under a radical government
pretending to be civilized, which
would almost disgrace the purlieus
of a Coomassie settlement, will un-
dertake to answer personally for the
death Of every man, white and black,
,rbo ell - '4Lo ,,o4


Governor Chamberlain can rely up
ION the prestige Of a reputed success
full administration, he can count upon
the sympathy of the republican party
and the support of President Grant,
and he can control the courts and ju-
ries in the State which be is govern
ing. 1t is in the face of all these dis
advantages. and Of the sudden popu-
lar prejudice and indignation which
has been excited against himself, that
Mr.. Butler demands trial. The cir
cumstances attending this demand,
and the manner in which it is made,
deserve the thoughtful consideration
of every man who desires that justice
b, done to black and to white.


We cannot be too often reminded
Of the injustice of hasty conclusions
in regard to events which may be er
roneously reported to us in the North; F;
but it is especially during the Presi-
Dental canvass that opinions as to
disorders in the republican States of
the South, such as Louisiana and South
Carolina, should be well considered
and based upon. established facts. We
will not, therefore, express any judg-
ment as to the position Of Governor
Chamberlain; yet the tone Of the
Southern press and the attitude of
the population of South Carolina have
demonstrated the fact that his letter
to Senator Robertson and his visit TO
the White House were unnecessary.
There was no obstacle to his remain
ing at the postof duty, and his ap-
plication for federal interference at
this particular time can only be ex-
planned by a reference to the Presi-
dental contest or to the combinations
of ambitious politicians.
Year: 1876

The candidates for Congress in this district
are waiting for Burrows to return from New
Hampshire, ere announcing themselves. Never
mind gentlemen, Kalamazoo has other stock if
he can't run.-Courier.


SO has Van Buren and other Counties in this
Congressional District, and is 1t not about
time that some other county was allowed a
Representative? In spite Of the evident bias
of the Courier, for Kalamazoo, the support Of
Van Buren, County cannot be obtained for a
kalamazoo man in the coming Congressional
election. We have tried Kalamazoo Congress
men for several years and they have been
chiefly distinguished for what they did not do,
and there are too many better qualified men
elsewhere in the district for us to care about
making another attempt, and the sckly efforts
of Van Buren, County papers to fawn upon
Kalamazoo men will only bring on them the
contempt of every intelligent reader.-Bangor
Reflector.
Year: 1876

A Hillsdsle county grAAge would not be i'm
posed upon by middle-men, and so sent to
Chicago for large quantity Of sheeting which
cost them IL cents per yard and freight charges,
When opened it was found to be Jonesville
sheeting manufactured in their own county
and which can be bought in their own market
town for ten cents
Year: 1876

If you want to buy Sewing Machine, call
on John w. Emery Jr. at his rooms, in the
Lyle Block, opposite the lst National Bank.
and he will show you just the incest, best and
most convenient Machine ever made, and at a
lower price than ever before asked for first
class Machine. 1868
Year: 1876

H. commencing our New Mode Of
Business. we wish TO make known the
principle upon which our business will
be conducted, and wish to be distinctly
understood


lst That we shall sell for Cash and
Ready Pay.


% That our Prices shall be One
and tHe same to every body


Sd. That we shall sell our Goods at
a small advance fromCost, in all cases


4th. That in no case shall there be
any deception used to sell our goods
and that all Goods that do not proy@ TO
be what they are sold for, may be return
ed, and the money refunded


9TH That it is our determination
all cases, never to be undersold.
Year: 1876

Don't sponge your reading when you can get
it for only ten cents week at Rhoda's. Those
who do not live near enough to enjoy the priv
ilage OF the Rresding Room, can have books or
magazines to take home at the same price.
Year: 1876

No matter what others sell goods for, it Is
no criterian for us to go by. We are nearly
one hundred per cent below every tbeing else
IN the market, and are rowing upthe whole
Boot and Shoe fraternity and expect soon to
and on the shores OF Cal-eoo-tus Bay.
Year: 1876

Tho promptness. skill, and efficiency Of the
fremen in extinguishing the fire in the Gard
ner House on Friday, after it had obtained
very dangerous headway, and although it WIS
located in an almost inaccessible part of the
house, are worthy of special recognition.
They show that the Department is well off,
ccred and disciplined, aad competent to do
its work in the most effective nanuer. We
commend the incident to the New York pa
pers which have been c7iticising Chicago so
severely. We commend it to the insurance
companies We would like to as!t the New
York papers how it would have evcntuated
had this fire broken ont in one Of their hotels,
which their own Board Of Underwriters have
officially pronounced to be fire-haus There
is probably not Fire Department in the
country that could hive handled thss FIRE with
more skill than ourmen displayed. We doubt
whether there is another TINT could have
saved tho hotel
Year: 1876

As the Board of Trade holds its annual


meeting tomorrow, and thus begins new
year, it cannot do better than to make some
coed resolutions, and among t,lcsa to recos-
n;ze the fact thai it is public institution de-
pending upon public patronage and public
orders to buy aud sell fo1 the revenue urcn
which it lives. It should be rs public cad as
open Us the courts. Its records Of daily re-
ce;pts aud shipments should be free to the
press and the public, for whose use they IRE
kept, and it is the duty Of the Board to direct
such disposition of its records. It should
also abolish the present Star-Clamber system
Of proceedings precticed By the Committees
Of Arbitration. They Investigate cases Of
public interest, and the Board of Trade, the
press, aad the public hsve right to know
the nature Of the cases brought before them,
the details Of the evidence, and the manner in
which they arrive nj their decisions The
Board of Trade. while it is corporation Of
individual members, is in 20 sense close
corporation. Il is dependent upon the pub
lie for its revenue and its existence, not upon
these individual members, and is just as
much public institution as banks railroads,
and courts. The best resolution the Board
Of Trade can make, therefore, in commencing
its new year is to break up its Star Chamber
and give the public all proper access to its
records and proceedings