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Year: 1872

A rich old gentleman had only one
daughter, possessed of the highest at
fractions, moral, personal and pecnnl-
ary. She was engaged and devotedly
attached to d young nan in every re-
spect worthy of her choice. All the
marriage preliniuaries were arranged,
and the wedding was fixed to take
place on a certain Thursday. On the
Monday preceding the wedding day
the bride and groom elect (who was
to have received $4,000 down on his
wedding-day, and Il further sum ol
100000 on his tather-in- law S death,
(an event which would probably soon
occur had a little jedlous s1uabble
with his intended at the evening par
ty. The tiff arose in consequence of
his paying more attention than she
thought justItiable a lady with spark
ling evcs and lmulltable rln.lels.


The gentleman retortcd, and spoke
tauntlnglv Of certain cousin whose
waIstcoat was the admiration of the
company, and limited that it had been
embroidered by the ialr helress her
self He added that it would be soon
enough tor him to be schooled after
they were married and thaS she
the "brcochea' little tvu
Year: 1872

This company which has heretofore
conahed itself exclusive to the manu-
factnre Of pig iron and rails, will in
troduce the manufacture of steel rails,
iron for bridges and buildings, and
also merchant iron. In addition to
the eight or nine hundred workmen
already employed, about double this
force will be required to carry on the
new works. From the statement made
above showing rather a decrease in
the production of iron in Great Bri-
tain, the constantly increasing demand
for the, metal, and that the United
States will before long be looked upon
as the chief source of supply,the many
furnaces in this vicinity and esper'aIly
the officers of the Bethlehem Iron Co.
who have anticipated the demand,
have wide field Of productive indus
try before them.
Year: 1872

soon. After the supper they became
reconciled apparently, and the bride,
groom elect, in taking leave, was kind
and afectionate. On the next morn.
ing the swain regretted the angry
feeling he had exhibited, and the cut.
ting sarcasm with which he had giver
it vent. and, as q part Of the omend'
honorable, packed up magnificent
satin dress which he had previously ly
bespoke for his beloved (Which had
been sent home in the interval,) and
sent it to the lady with the following
note: q


dearest Jane: I have been Unable
to close my eyes all night, in thinking
of our misunderstanding last evening
Pray pardon me; and in token of your
forgiveness, deign to accept the &C.
companying dress, and wear it for the
sake Of your most atlectlonate Harry.
Having written the note, he gave it
to his servant to deliver with the par
eel. But, as a pair of pantaIoons hap.
pened to need repairing, he avalled
himself of the opportunity (the ser
want having to pass the tailor's shop
to send them in another package tc
the tailor. The man made the fataj
blunder, left the satin dress with Snip
and took the note and the damaged
trowsers to the lady. So exasperated
was she at what she considered q de,
termined and deliberate anront, that
when her admirer called she ordered
the door to be closed in his face, reiu.
sed to listen to any explanation, and
resolutely broke OFT the match.
Year: 1872

The Evangelical Alliance to meet
IN General Conference in New York
in the autumn of 1873 promises to be
the great religious gathering of the
age both as to numbers and results
From all parts Of Europe delegates
will be sent, and tho most eminent
orators OF the churches in the Alliance
will make addresses during the Com
ference. One of it's results will be
new, thorough and comprehensive re
vision OF the Bible.
Year: 1872

An independent Man is one who
blacks his own boots; VINO can live
without whiskoy and tocacco: who
earns at least u penny, Il day more
than he spends; and who can, upon a
pinch, shave himself with brown soap
and coll water without mirror,


a no pitabIe man is never ashamed
OF lis dinner when Il friend uneXpect-
edlv drops in to dine with him.


a good wife exhibits her love for
her husband by seeking to promote
his welfare, and administering to his
comfort.


y sensible wife looks for her enjoy
me nts at home--a silly one abroad.
Year: 1872

Many philosophers regard the faculty Of
memory rs being peculiar to the mind, but
Maudsley thinks this cannot te the case,
for it must exist in all the nerve-centers Of
the body. How, were it otherwise, could
these nerve center - iucated to produce
movements in answer to impressions 4
nervc-ceIter, whether Of sensation or mo-
ton, that was devoid of memory would be
an idiotic center and incapable Of eiuca-
tion. So far from memory being facllty
peculiar to the mind, it IS, as MIR. Pagst
has suggested, a property cf every tissue Cf
the body. The scar of a cut is one evidence
that the tissue recollects the injury it has
received. The whole system remembers an
attack of smallpox.


While We admit that memory is a func-
ton of every tissue, nevertheless its high
est development is in the greatest nerve
ceuter or brain. Impressions received in
times long past may here remain dormant
almost for lifetime Consciousness and
the utmost effort Of the will may be power
less to arouse them, but sooner or later the
poison of fever, the horror of a dream, or
the agony ef drowni may in moment
Gissipate the cloud, and in an instantaneous
fash the scenes Of long forgotten act ap-
pear as wildly and as 'eallv as when they
were first enacted. Il may even be, as De
Qaincey has suggested, that the opening Of
the book at the day Of judgment shall be
the unroling of the scroll of memory.-Na
ture and Scicace, .ScrijRer's for OcteGer
Year: 1872

The worst charade ever made: Nv first
is the name of a peculiar kind of butter, nv
second of peculiar kind of liT'ier, and my
whole is the name of a familiar weapon
what is nv name. Answer-Ismrod. Ram
is the peculiar kind of butter and rol goes
for the Iiek-her
Year: 1872

1t is four years since wrote the above,
and we have long been at Castle Royle
We have not been quite without sorrow, as
a wee coffin in the ancient family vault can
testify; bnt the sunshine Of a perfect love
shines through all and over all. If some
raindrops must fall into each human life,
never doubt but that beyond the cloud a..d
beyond the 81 the sun is still shining


4. {. c.
Year: 1872

THE Louisville Courier.Journal thinks
that much OF the profanity Of the age Ia
the result Of sending people magazines
with uncut leaves. There Is a general
outcry against uncut publications, and a
reform sooner or later Is not improbable"
Year: 1872

hxv. HEHnx AATTHRws.-Every friend OF
morality and religion will be grAti6ed to learn
that the New Castle Presbytery, which has been
investigating ths cAarsss made against Rev
Henry Matthew, have concluded their duties
and report him guiltless Of the charge preferred
against him by the coiored girl who had lived
in the employ Of his family, and made an oath
that he was the father of her child. The par
tsculars ofsths affair were published some week.
ago in the GAzRrrE.
Year: 1872

1t will be seen by our telegraph dis
patches that both branches of Congress
have finally agreed upon a tax oftwenty cents
per pound on tobacco, and to abolish bond
ed warehouses, with six months notice to
remove stores now held. We are pleased
that reduction to twenty per cent.
has been made, but we doubt the expe-
diency Of abandoning the bonded ware
houses, and think the new bill will
bear heavily upon the small manufacturers
who will need TO treble or quadruple their
capital in order to do the same amount of
business as new. The large and heavy
manufacturers will only have better OPP
portunity to create monopoly OF the BUSH
ness-the thing they have been aiming
after for o long time.
Year: 1872

THE EIGHT HOUR QUEsTIoN.-The
Baltimore american of this morning has
the following concerning the action of the
international Typographical Union yester-
day upon the eight hour question: "Prin-
ters employed on the morning daily papers
could not help but appreciate the ludicrous-
ness of the resolution introduced into the
International Union yesterday, committing
them to the support Of the eight hour
movement. AS this class of men labor
from twelve to fifteen hours each day the
idea of their theoretically favoring eight
hours is all illustration of the difference
between precept and PRACTICE
Year: 1872

the past four years been furnishing hun
dreds of papers daily to various persons i'll
the city FREE. This list has grown to
such proportions, that the necessity for its
reduction has become absolute, and we
have determined to suspend the whole list
except in cases where some remunerative
return is made. Our carriers will deliver
the paper promptly to any address, OF it
can be purchased at our counter and at
Johnston's music and news store, two
doors below the office.
Year: 1872

The New York Commercial Adoeftiser
says: The New Tammany has just arisen
from the ashes of the old. 1t promises to
become very lively phoenix. There aie
some slight changes in the outward make
up of the bird the plumage is less gaudy
and many Of the feathers are missing; but
in all essential respects it's the same old
fowl, with just as quick an eye for "good
chance" !" and just as keen a scent for the
fiesh-pots as ever.
Year: 1872

-ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATIoN.-Th
United Order of Odd Fellows of this city
will give grand picnic on Thursday, as
will be seen by the announcement in anoth-
er column. Before leaing for the picnic
ground, the various lodges Will form in
procession and march through the princi-
pal streets of the city.
Year: 1872

Connecticut:


The recent reelection of Senator Ferry
by the Connecticut Legislature is of signif,
cant augury, as exhibiting impressiveIy tha
strength which can be exerted in the wav
of political reform by union of Liberal
Republicans and Democrats, and that with.
out any compromise of principle on either
side. Senator Ferry, who is an able and in
dependent Republican, gave no special
pledges to the Democrats, but they pre-
ferred his election to that of an ultra par
tisan, and the result exhibits the fact that
the desire for reform is becoming stronger
thansthe sentiment of party. The prece-
dent has been set in regard to national
office of what can be effected by combined
Liberal Republican and Democratic action,
and the lesson it teaches will, perhaps, not
De forgotten. Even if the Democrats of
the Connecticut Legislature had adhered
TO their hrst nominee, Governor English,
no practical good wonld have been the re-
suit IN a Senate SO largely Republican.
The election OF a Democratic President, if
that were practicable, would be equally
barren to that party from the fact that both
houses OF Congress would be in opposition.
The country must look to other than mere
party candidates and party men if il ex-
poets to be faithfully served.
Year: 1872

Enquirer of Saturday says:


Colonel Forney arrived in Washington to-
day, and had long interview with the
President on the political situation. He
found Grant disposed to look on the nOmi-
nation of Greeley as joke, and found that
he did not believe that, if indOrsed by the
Baltimore convention, he would stand any
chance of an election Grants idea seemed
to be that in such an event the Philadelphia
nominee would get as many Democratic
votes as Greeley would Republican votes.
Colonel Forney replied that his excellency
was mistaken. and insisted that if Greeley
was nominated at Baltimore the entire
Democratic party would support him, and
President said his information was quite the
reverse. and for Colonel Forney not to allow
himself to be so deceived.
Year: 1872

Nine thousand women inhabit city in
Siam, with none Of the tyrant sex to mo-
lest or make them afraid. Intrepid travel
ers who have approached it pronounce the
clamor within its walls truly terrific.
Year: 1872

The destruction of the Pacific Mail steam
ship America by fire, in the harbor of Yokohama on
Aug a. was so sudden and complete, and accompanied
with so sad loss of life, TO prompt most searching
investigation The American Minister, Mr.. DeLong,
Capt Shirley of the United States Navy. and number
Of prominent shpmasters formed the Board Of Inyost
cation, and the following facts were eleited:


The America considered TO be one OF the safest OF
sea-going vessels. A dOnkeyengine provided for
the purpose OF working pumps 10 be used IN freeing
the vessel from water or extingushng fire. From this
pump over 30 lines OF hose led TO different parts OF
The ship and the Company thought that accident from
fire was impossible. During the voyage, steam cOnld
always be supplied from the main boilers to work this
pump when In port 10 was standing order that steam
shoud kept in the boilers attached TO the donkey
engine The America arrived Yokohama in the morning,
and was engaged all day in dschargng freight At IL D.
m the alarm was given, and then II was found that there
was no steam work the pumps No fire had been kept
mn under the boilers OF the according TO
the rule and the fires under the main boilers had
been banked" usual when in port. Before steam
could be rsistd the fire had gained such headway
that all hone of saving the vessel was lost. one
hypothesis is that the coal caught fire Spontaneously
another that Chinaman dropped hls pipe among the
freight in the hold Those engaged in tue investigation
have concluded that IL OF incendiary origin The
idea its originating from the coal Is dsprOyed by the
fact that the eOal-bunkers were forward, whereas
the flames first appeared near the stern. These
coal .bunkers were q, lined moreover with IRON.
There were aft the hold number OF bales Of
bay living close together, and covered with tarpauln.
These formed quiet pleasant resting place and II s
there and that Of the ashes dropped unnOticed
among the hay where II smOudered until the time the
hre was discovered. These facts are made known by
the officers Of the company.
Year: 1872

IBY TELEGRAPH To THB TRiBUSEI


BALTIMORE, Oct. 10.-A grand torchlight
procession took place tonight in honor of Mr. Greeley
AT $50 D. m he appeared the Bamorest piazza Of
the Carroon Hotel md being introduced to tho enthu
siastic people by Mayor Van Sant spoke as follows:


CITIZENS OF MARYLAND; greet you 40 coworkers In
a common cause.-the Of whole country aud of
every part Of 1.-THE OF every and every class
in that country. (Applausel plead for national
reconciliation plead for the restoration Of common
rights to every citizen deprived of them. plead
for that unity feeling without which unity Of govern
ment and unity OF territory Of small account. Zap
plauseI Let be people, the American people,
and forgetting past differences and deporing our
past calamites resolve that shalt be for evermore
united and harmonus people tApplausel For that
Of national unity and prosperity L stand and
testify. beseech you let nothing discourage you but
press that triumph which VIII certainly be accorded
u.s. If not in the immediate future, at later day. Our
cause just and the whole country would DO benefited
by our triumph. Let us never doubt that generous
people will accord it, and that time will write oLr mem
ories green in that we despared Of our country
never deserted her. never wished TO make one citizen
the enemy OF another pleaded for and recon
cation at q time when there too much bitterness
Blessed are the peace-makers" Let us endeavor to
deserve enjoy that blessing Friends cannot reach
you with my voice, will therefore close [Great ap-
pause.l


Mr.. Greeley delivered ADDRESS before the Maryland
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society at the Fair
grounds in the afternoon, full report of which is
printed on the second page OF THE TRIBUNE.
Year: 1872

A Missouri settler, on the Union Pa.
cific Railroad, strayeda q few steps in
the woods recently, in quest Of squir-
rels, provided with only single barrel
ed shot gun. The first game he saw
was bear of monstrous proportions
and unmistakable caunibal notions. He
let fly at Bruin as the amiable creature
advanced, but missed him. There was
race literally for limb or life, and the
hunter succeeded, just as the cavernous
Jaws of the beast touched his skirts, in
swinging upwards on hospitable limb,
where he thought he was secure, for
time at least. The bear, batfled in his
onset, adopted a Fabian policy, grimly
waited, sitting on his launches, in
vicious contemplation for the moment
when his victim should descend. Bears
like mortals lose patience, and when
the hunter was attempting to climb
higher, the brute was enabled to seize
one leg and tore the foot almost entirely
off. The wretched man rendered al
most frantic with pain, thrust one foot
in hollow place In the tree, and seiz.
ing his knife, made strike at the BEARS
head. The bear with one vigorous
sweep of his paw, struck the weapon
from the mans hand; for moment
the poor wretch gave up for lost, but
suddenly he remembered that his spocket
was filled with salt, which he had in
tended for sheep. AT once salt was
his safety. AS the bear thrust his head
up, a handful of salt was dropped
squarely into his wicked eyes, and with
howls of pain he fell scraping and claw
ing the ground. Dealing this out in
homeopathic system at each onset of
the bear, the hunter passed the day and
night, until finally long after noon of
the next day, the people, alarmed by
his long absence, searched the woods
and rescued him from his perilous posi-
finn
Year: 1872

ABOUT DoGs.-A ranchman in Color
ado has a sagacious dog which the own
or frmly believes can count. He has
seven yoke, or fourteen working oxen,
and when not in use these are turned
loose with large herd of cattle. When
ever they are required he speaks to his
dog the same as he would to boy, and
tells him to go and drive in his oxen.
The dog Immediately starts of and does
the job as well as anybody. On one
occasion during the last season when the
dog had the cattle nearly in, he was no.
ticed to suddenly leave them and run
back to the herd as fast as he could go
| which was three-quarters OF a mile
away. This excited some surprise, but
it was soon discovered he had driver
in but thirteen, and had gone back tC
correct his oarelessness by bringing IL
| the fourteenth.


An instance OF rare honesty, ant
showing how dog may desire to pa.
his board bill, recently occurred il
Fitchburg, Mass. A lady saw a dos
frequently about her house picking uI
odd bits which had been thrown out
and one day she called him in and fet
him. The next day he came back, ant
as she opened the door he walked In ant
laid an egg on the floor, when lac wa
again fed. The following day lac brough
his egg TO pay for his dinner, and on tn
fourth day, he brought the old hen her
self, who it seems had failed to furnisl
the required egg
Year: 1872

ANECDoTE OF Tom CoRwIN.-When
the late Tom Corwin was quite young
man he was elected Member of the
General Assembly of the State of Ohio,
and early in the session he brought in
a bill for the destruction of the public
whipping post. He made an earnest
speech in favor of the measure, to which
an elderly member replied as follows !:
"Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is not SO
old as am, and has not seen as much
of Impractical operation of the system of
punishment which he desires to abolish
When lived in Connecticut, if a fellow
stole horse, or cut up other antics, we
used to tie him up and give him a real
good thrashing and he always cleared
right out, and we never saw anything
more of him. It's the best way of get
ting rid of the rogues that ever was
tried, and without expense to theState." b"
Mr.. Corwin, who never failed to carry
his point by a joke, if the argument was
against him, only made brief reply :
"Mr. Speaker, 1 have often been puzzled
to account for the vast emigration from
Connecticut to the West; but the gen.
tleman last up has explained it to my
satisfaction" 1t is almost needless to
say that Mr.. Corwin's bill passed by an
overwhelming majority.
Year: 1872

We like to see young ladies who are
bitter enemies kiss each other very af-
fectionately when they meet. 1t re-
minds us of man named Judas who
lived several years ago. We like to see
fashionabiy dressed lady promenad-
ing the streets wearing blue silk dress,
trailing yard behind her in the mud
it cleans the streets so nicely. We like
to see young men very polite and oblig.
ing to other young ladies, who are
scarcely civil to their sisters at home
it proves that the lords Of creation
are void of deception. We like to see
little boys come to church in the eve.
ming, and amuse themselves by sticking
pins in their sleepy neighbors-it shows


that they are not burying their talents


in the earth! We like to see man ia
variably throw his newspaper, boots
and hat on the floor for his tired wife to
pick up-it is evidence that he remem-
bers his promise to "cherish her!" We
like to see the choir during divine SER
vice, spend their time in whispering
and telling stories-it helps us to appre.
ciate the sermon, and convinces US that


they are capable of singing with the
spirit and with the understanding al
So" We like to see young ladies keep


their jaws in constant motion, endeav-
oring to masticate huge ball of chew
ing gum-it looks so ladylike! We like


to see man sporting fast horses, while


he owes the printer and gives nothing


to the minister-it looks honorable


There are many other things we would


like to see, bat we forbear.
Year: 1872

One very sultry evening in the dog.
days Garrick performed the part OF
Lear In the first four acts he re.
ceived the accustomed tribute of ap.
| plause; at the conclusion of the fifth,
when he wept over the body of Cordelia,
every eye caught the soft infection.


AT this interesting moment, to the
astonishment Of all present, his face
assumed new character, and his whole
frame appeared agitated by new pas.
sion. 1t was not tragic, it was evident
ly an endeavor to suppress laugh.


In a few seconds the old attendant
mobiles appeared to be affected in the
same manner, and the beauteous Corde-
liza who was lying extended on q Grim
son couch, opening her eyes to see what
occasioned the interruption, leaped from
her sofa, and with the majesty of Eng.
land the gallant Albany, and tough old
Kent, ran laughing off the stage.


The audience could not account for
this strange termination of tragedy in
any other way than by supposing that
the dramatis personG were seized with
sudden frenzy but their risibility
had different source.


A fat Whitechapel butcher, seated in
the centre of the front bench of the pit,
was accompanied by his mastiff, who,
being accustomed to sit on the same seat
with his master, at home, naturally
supposed that he might here enjoy the
same privilege. The butcher sat very
far back; and the dog finding fair
opening, got on the seat, and fixing his
forepaws on the rails of the orchestra,
peered at the performers with as upright
head and as grave an air as the most
sagacious critic of the day.


Our corpulent Straightforward was
made of melting stuff, and not being
accustomed to the heat of play house,
found himself oppressed by large and
well-powdered Sunday periwig, which,
for the qualification of cooling and wip-
ing his head, he pulled off and placed
on the head of the mastiff.


The dog, being in so conspicuous a
situation, caught the eye of Mr., Garrick
and the other performers. A mastiff in
a church warden's wig was too much !;
it would have provoked laughter in
Lear himself, at the moment of his
deepest distress. No wonder then that
it had such an effect on his representa-
tive.