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Year: 1873

Mrs. Stiles, the wife of veal
thy banker at Fredonia, New
York, heard a burglar in the room


where the safe was kept, last Sun
day night, and, quietly rising
from bed, she took a revolver and


went down to interview him. He


was kneeling in front of the safe,
and seeing her coming, he raised
his arm to throw billet Of wood
at her, brt a bullet through that
arm spoiled his aim; then he tried


to draw his own pistol, but anoth-
er shot determined him upon
flight, and he fed, the bullets
from the woman'S pistol pattering
merriIy against his back. He
hasn't been caught yet; but the
woman thinks they can tell him by


the sunlight shining through him.
Year: 1873

A veterinary surgeon who lives
at Buffalo, tried to "founder" his
motherin, law by dancing polka
with her until che got warmed up
and then giving her all the iced
lemonade she could drink %
Year: 1873

A lawyer wanted a case de-
cided in favor Of his client on
account of the absence of his
witnesses. and tried to convince
the jury that the wait of the
testimony was all in his favor,
Year: 1873

The fellow who had been jill
ted by his sweetheart, said that
he only remembered oneinstance
of feeling equally bad, and that
was Immediately following his
first attemptat chewing tobacco.
Year: 1873

A Western reporter died of brain
fever the other day; he tried to
take notes of a discourse that his
'mother-in. law was-making for the
benefit of the family, and the
swiftness with which he was
obliged to work overstrained his
mental organization.
Year: 1873

IT SHOULD DE NOTICED By EVERY ONE THAT


LEVY BROTHERS are the first to mark their goods
down when there has been decline in prices Any


reader of the New York Daily Bulletin. which re-
ports the prices Of merchandise in general, will find
that LEVY BROTHERS mark their prices down
whenever decline is noted In that reliable paper.
Purchasers of dry goods should notice this tnpor-
TINT fact when there has been decline In the
price of any article, that LEVY BROTHERS do not
wait to sell what they have on hand before reducing
their prices bu give their customers the benefit OF
the reduction at once. The consequence Is that
they sell their goods of rapidly. so that cus-
TONERS may depend on getting goods that
are not shop-worn. Another advantage offered
BY LEVY BROTHERS is that theirs is strictly


n one-price store. They never deviac In prices
they show no fayoriism. so thai thosc who arc not
judges can purchase equally as low as those whoarc


And yet another advantage which is that they show
the largest and lcsaSsortcd stock in the cy-all oi
which they purchased from first hands in large
quantities. which enables item. to retail goods III
wholesale prices. and in many instances even less.


In conclusion will state that rs these are panic
times, every one should economist and save what
they can, whether in purchasing something TO
eat or something TO wear; and LEVY BROTHERS
arc determined to make it 10 the advantage OF p'l-
chasers of dry goods to purchase OF them. .... ~:
Year: 1873

A Man CRUELTY ASSAULTS HIS WIFE,


Last night Sergeant Pleasants arrested


Thomas Duffy while in the act of kicking
and beating his wife, who has young child
only few weeks old. Duffy, who lives on


Franklin street between Locust alley and


Fifteenth street. had beaten his wife and
scattered her blood over her infant before


the Sergeant arrived. When the officer ap-


preached he saw the woman sitting on the
steps, and Duffy walk up to her and kick
her several times in the face, horribly mll-
tilating her mouth and cheeks and bruising


her on the neck and shoulders. The cruel


scamp was lodged in the station to await
trial at the Police Court this morning If his
victim is able TO attend.
Year: 1873

AcclpESTs.-On Monday evening woman
was run over by a country cart on Four
teenth street near Cary, and badly bruised.
And on the same evening, on Second street,
negro child was run over by man on
horseback, and slightly injured. The negroes
in the vicinity were temporarily much eN-
cited by the affair, and detained the rider
until messenger was sent to the police-sta-
ton for an officer.
Year: 1873

New York, November 11.--The Cubans
held private meeting at che residence Of


General Quesada last night to consummate
plans for new expedition to Cuba. It is
now thought it will be ready to sail before
| the end OF this month
Year: 1873

Tho assassination of the Hon.
Louis FRANKIE, the Representative
of Fayette county in the Legisla-
turo, strikes terror TO every honest
and courageous heart in'iour land.
Nothing has occurred in our State,
in all its varied and bloody history,
which is so perfectly identified
with horror as this terrible murder,
and not o breath of our people will
70 forth that does not bear with it
prayer to God for the arrest and
execution of the lawlcss ruffians
who so untimely cut off tho life of
ono who had been chosen by his
constituency to fight for them the
contest ofgood government against
mongrel machinery. The manner
of his death sends the blood to
every honest heart chilled with the
just Indignation which such occur
rences always excite. There is no
word in our language thatis SO full
of awful meaning, so productive of
horrible sensations, and SO calculat-
cd to terrify, and, at tho samo in
slant, sicken with faintness and
fear the mind and heart as assass in. {.
The very presence Of ono in any
community, who can vail by night
the secret movements of his thirsty
blade when directed against the life
and being of an unsuspecting vic
tim, must cause men. to shudder,
evenin the facied security which the
law extends to ''life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness"
Assassinatod, low awful that
death which comes upon us when
we expect it not, from hand un-
seen and unfcared until the fatal
thrust has performed its work. The
concentrated contempt of q whole
people gives no sorrow or regret
to the beastly heart which directs
the assasSin's S missile, for he is the
enemy of mankind Aands'holds the
dagger at ticrcc point against, the
whole of the human race. Tosuch


men society owes but one thing
ga short rope and q long shriit"
Let us hopo that in this instance
that debt will be paid to those who
have turned loose in our State,
within tho portals of our Capital
the demon Of death, and directed


its attack against ono who was un-
offending, and unsuspccting the
awful doom which awaited him in


the terrible moment when the shad.
ows of uncnding sleep fell over him.
Year: 1873

YoUNG AMERICA WoNDERs.-l won der
what makes papa tell such nice stories to
visitors about his hiding his master 5 rat
tan when he went TO school, and abont his
running away from the school mistress,
when she was going to whip him, and then
shut me up all day in n dark room be-
cause tried just once to be as smart as
he had been


Wonder what made papa say that wick
ed word, when Betsey upset the ink all
over his paper, and then slapped my ears
when id the same thing when my kite
string broke :?


Wonder why mamma told Bridget, the
other day, to say she was not at home
when Tommy Days mother called, and
then puts me to bed without my supper
every time tell lie?


0 dear there are lots of things | want
to know. How | wish was q man
Year: 1873




Board OF Trade.


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec 15 1873.
At meeting OF the Board OF Trade tonight the
subject OF memorial to be laid before Congress TO
meet the present condition OF the finances was
discussed at length. The majority and minority
reports OF the Committee on Currency and Banking
were presented and voted down in favor Of the
following resolution, which passed almost un-
animOusy:-


Resolved That this Board is opposed to any increase of
the paper currency of the country so long as conn es
to be irredecmable in specie on demand
Resolutions were also adopted in regard to the
Bankruptcy law based on those approved by the
National Board OF Trade at Chicago in October.
These provided


First-The abolishment OF the system OF fees
Sec0nd-The enlargement OF the discretion OF the
assignee.


Tnird-Authorizing the appointment OF COM
mtttee OF creditors, who may compromise debts,
&C.


Fos.yth-Leaving the settlement OF the estate to
the assignee OF the committee entirely.
FJyh-Tnat examination shall be uniform
throughout the States, and


Sxrth-Providing that proceedings shall not
cease on account OF the death OF the bankrupt.
Year: 1873

The audience OF MISS Lille Eldrldge at the Park
Theatre, in Brooklyn, was goodly in numbers
much better than more pretentious performers
have recently had at the same theatre. MISS
Eldridge is young actress, whose performances
at the South and West have met with success.
She Is a young lady OF ability, but is somewhat
which she acted last night, Is q proper specimen
OF them. That she was natural in the action while
delivering such stilted platitudes and trite mOrai
ties as her lines recited Is good evidence that
she is careful and ambitious and has vocation
for the stage.
Year: 1873

BOSTON, Dec. Is, 1873.
An adjourned meeting OF the Boston Board Of
Trade was held this afternoon. The subject
specially assigned for discussion was the currency
Chairman OF Delegates to the National Board OF
Trade, presented q lengthy report in relation
to the currency and resolutions to operate with
the National Board against the Issue OF any more
irredeemaDle paper money, and recommending to
Congress measures TO improve the currency and
prepare the way for return to specie payments,
which were adopted.
Year: 1873

Last night was produced at this house the popu-
lar American drama, "Kit, the Arkansas Traveller
The merit OF this drama IS so well known to the
public and its popularity so well established that
1t is needless TO enter into any heightened crit-
cism. Mr. Chanfrau filed this title role with his
accustomed vigor and ability, and was well sup
ported by Miss Bella Pateman who sustained the
character OF the injured victim. 1t Is not often
that critic can accord unqualihed praise TO per-


formance, but the manner In which this truly
American drsYa u presented leaves no room for
Year: 1873

How Death Came Slowly to the Great
Man Of Science-Sorrow for His Loss
The Funeral ON Thursday.


BOSTON, Dec. 15 1873.
The death OF Professor Agassz has caused pro-
found feeling OF sorrow throughout the whole COM
munity. In Cambridge, where he was intimately
known for SO many years, the feeling OF the loss OF
personal friend is almost universal.


THE REMAINS


have not been removed from his residence, and
only very few have been admitted to gaze upon
them during the day. The very last moments OF
the invalid the last few days OF his existence,
were not attended with any extraordinary pain.
All along his disease seemed to affect the bronchial
organs, but the pressure OF partial paralysis OF the
system rendered the patient insensble to a suffer-
ing which would have otherwise existed For
several days he was unable to swallow, and
nour1shment had to be administered by artificial
means. All through Saturday night and
Sunday, up to the hour Of his death,
he was slowly sinking, though the bull
fetin on the door contained the statement that he
was about the same, and in anwer to all inquiresa
similar statement was made. Shortly after ten
O'Clock last night Mr. Cary, relative OF the family
and one OF the assistants at the museum, who was
In the room adjoining the one occupied by the Pro-
fessor, heard


CHOKING NOISE,
and upon going to the bedside found that q great
cnange had taken place and that death was near.
Mr.. Alexander Agassiz, the son, and such members
OF the family as were IN the house, were hastily
summoned, and in short time thereafter the
spirit OF the great man took its flight He passed
away gently, but with an evident knowledge of his
condition and what was taking place around him.


HIS ILLNESS


was brought about first by an overstraining OF his
physical as well as his mental system, and even
after feeling indsposed he continued to labor and
by injudciousness in this way contracted o cold
from which he never recovered.


THE FUNERAL SERVICES
win take place at two O'Clock on Thursday alter
noon. in Appleton chapel. They will be public and
under the direction Of President Eliot, OF Harvard
College.
Year: 1873

What is to be done with the Modoc murderers,
seems question with many of our exchaDges.-
Some 60 so far as TO say even Captain Jack cannot
be executed. If Captain Jack had not been guilty
of breaking truce and assasinating those whom
he had promised to protect, and deooyed into his
presence; there might be doubt as to what course
the War Department would take with rcfersnce
to him and those equally guilty with him, But
notwithstanding he surrendered as a prisoner OF
war" their murder of Candy and Thomas place
them without the pale of even savage warfare,
and renders them liable to the fate of outlaws
But the wild hunt after these savages is not war,
in the sense of that term used by civilized ma
tions The government Of the United States did
not desire 10 make war upon the Modoc tribe. II
simply went in search of murderous band OF this
tribe and had these murderers and thieves been
surrendered, or not protected, there would have
been no war-the guilty wretches would have been
taken and hung. To class any Of these Indian
"braves," therefore, as prisoners of war, in the
proper sense of that term is not s;Iictly proper
They all subjected themselves 10 the fate ofmurder


ere, and at least all who are guilty Of numbering
settlers, OF participated in the massacre Of the
Peace Commissioners should be hung or shot.
Year: 1873

New RAILROAD PRoJEcT.-A company Of
surveyors are now surveying a route for a
coal railroad from Belmsnt, on the eastern
side of the river Schuylkill, coming up on that
side of the river to Ph9nlxville, where they
will have to tunnel the Black Rock hill, and
from there they will bear to the north to the
valley Of the GoschenhOppen 10 Montgomery
county, following up this valley to the Lehigh,
from which point they expect to obtain coal.
The length Of the road will be about 60 miles.
The surveyors are now between NorristOwn
and Ph9nixVille. e.-RsGd'ng Eagle
Year: 1873

The Ccnsmer5ia1 intimates that the post office is
closed on holidays at 9 o'clock, by orders from
Washington. We can scarcely credit this. But
if the Department should have committed such a
blander, we think that any former Postmaster
would have had the matter corrected and not have
kept the people of this city nearly whole day and
night without their letters from the four or Eve
most importan: mails, when this could have been
prevented by keeping the Office open an hour or
two longer.


We shall now have to call on the Postmaster
General for an explanation of the matter. If he
gives such orders, or suffers such conduct on the
part OF his subordinaIes, he deserves the seyerest
ceasure of our business men generally.
Year: 1873

The Cincinnati Enquirer says: a. looks very
much now as though General Tom Ewing would
be the Democratic candidate for Governor. In fact
there is no opposition to him. But Mr.. Ewing Is
a member Of the Constitutional Convention, and a
good many questions are coming up which have
TIVE sides to them. He may not be so popular on
the 9th day of August as ne is now.
Year: 1873

THE PNEUMATIC TUBE between the United
states Capitol and the Government Printing
Ofice, at Washington, it is anticipated, will
be completed during next summer, operations
having been recommended. The work had
been discontinued on account of the flattening
Of the tube at places where il was buried deep
below the surface. The plan now adopted to
prevent the pressure of the earth is to encase
the tube in brick arches at the crossings Of
streets and in the Capitol Square. Professor
Henry and General BabcOck have been re-
questsd by the Secretary Of the Interior to in :
spect the tube and see that the work is
properly done.
Year: 1873

Two years ago last month Nellie Him disAP-
peared from her comfortable home in Hoboken,
taking with her s500 OF her fathers money. No
race Of her Whereabouts could for while be
obtained. But her parents received letter
from her in which she stated that she had been
married to young man clerk in store in
New York Was suited with her choice, and asked
forgiveness for running away, but said ahe did
not wish to return or to be found. Mr.. Him
has made diligent and anxious search for his
missing daughter for two year,, but without sue
cess, and the grief Of the parents may be imAg-
med They did not know what fate was hers.
But finally il WAS AscertAined that the husband
Of the girl was 3 worthless fellow. No clue to
the whereabouts OF the parties could, however,
be obtained. But last Monday Mr.. Him receiv-
ed q note from . gentleman in New York. 70 the
effect that his daughter e husband had been seen
in Chatham street. Mr.. Him went on the search


once more He went into Easements and Attics.
At last, in Chatham street. near the New Bowery,


under lager beer saloon, in dirty. disreputs-


BILE basement among . dozen foul-mouthed


demireps he found what still remained OF his
once beautiful Nell She was . mother. he
could scarcely recognize her. Not al arecle OF
dress bad she on but 3 ragged, worsted shirt oi
him whom she called her husband. In her arms
was 8 poor little babe about six months old. The
daughter hid her face and refused at first to g


with her father. But finally she told her tale OF
| woe and the fearful fate she had brought upon
herself by the choice Of . miserable drunken
| brute Of q husband. 1t was the old, old story o.
woman folly and name brutality and baseness
| The father took her home, and it is to be hope'
| that her worst troubles are over.
Year: 1873

I, they DO not want an economical govern
msut why then re.elect the same party to pow
err Bat il they } want reform 10 the eKtrAvA-
CANT course why then elect maj ority Of Demo-
Gratis. = Gazs.ts.


Experience does not bear out this theory
II Economy and Reform are needed, the people
may secure them by compelling the nomination
OF good candidates By the Republicans aud they
have no other encouraging method open to
Year: 1873

The VIENNA MONEY CATAcLYsM- our
special cable despatch from London it will
be seen that panics and financial trouble
are not confined to Wall street The panic,
which occurred at Vienna on Saturday, just
at the time of the opening of the grand Exhi-
bition, must have been no ordinary one, for
the excitement created involved Rothschild in
personal danger and forced the government to
come to the rescue. And now we hear that
the government finds it necessary to go even
further than issuing moro money or making
loan. 1t proposes to modify the Bank act,
with view of relieving the stock market. We
have not received the details concerning this
panic, and are curious to know if the building
of the grand temple Of industry for the Expo
sition had anything to do with it. Whatever
may have been the cause or causes, it is evil
dent that Wall street is not the only place in
the world where stockiobbing, extravagant
stock speculations and panics occur. Human
nature, and particularly that phase of it con-
.nected with stock exchanges at New
York, London, the Bourse of Paris or at
vienna-is the same. Our bulls and bears
NAV console themselves with the knowledge
that with all the odium attached to them there
are animals of the same kind in the financial
metropolitan centres of Europe.
Year: 1873

Europe, the Kingdom of Sweden and Nor
way has ample time to devote its energies to
the cultivation of its own industries. The
prudent and passably wise family that now
rule there are limited within close constitu-
tonal bounds, and the utilitarianism of the two
peoples can be traced in no better way than
in their long Parliamentary debates as to
whether it was necessary to spend money on the
ceremony of crowning king at oil. They
appeared to be tolerably well satisfied with
their King. That he was their monarch they
were ready to admit; but it required good
deal of soft speeches and appeals to glorious
tradition before the Swedish Parliament
could see the necessity of providing the
necessary number of rix-thalers for the
coronation ceremonies. This is instruc-
tive. The country that threw off the
Danish yoke under the lead of Gustavus Vasa
has come down to the consideration of what
royalty Of imported or home manufacture may
cost, and that it has allowed little extra
expenditure this time after some grumbling
may indicate what its temper will be with
the next king who wants to be crowned.


The energy of the Scandinavian peoples has
left its mark on history. They produced
Gustavus Adolphus and Charles XII. The
former may have been an ambitious religious
enthusiast, and the latter may have justified
Lord Byron's coupling him with Macedonia s
madman;" but the feats of both show what
wild dreams in hardy, fearless natures can be
nursed among those peoples Of the north. We
are rejoiced to think that now those peoples
have the ways of peace before them,
but in their sturdy manhood it is well to re-
member what changes they wrought in Eu-
rope through the ways Of war in the centuries
past. From the present and the past we may
learn, if not the future Of the scandinavian
peoples, at least what possibilities for the un-
born time they have within themselves
Year: 1873

THE IMpERIALTsr INTERESTS OF EUROPE will
be powerfully and brilliantly represented in
Vienna within a few days. when the Gar OF
Russia, the Emperor of Germany and the
King Of the Belgians will greet His Apostolic
Majesty of Austria amid grand national and
civic ovation.
Year: 1873

| L


The proceedings of the Evangelca


Conference which formally assembled on


Friday last have in the main closely &C


corded with the objects for which the
Evangelical Alliance was formed That
Alliance is in no sense an ecclestical body.
aud the churches Informally represented
in it are in no way committed to the pro


ceedings of its conferences 1t is merely
an association of Protestant Christians.
who have organized for the ostensible pu-.
pose of promoting harmony among the
several elements of Protesta tisui, and of
| combating tendencies hostile to the unity
and integrity of that branch of Christian
ity. Former conferences of the Alliance
have been chiefly noticeable for the pro
test which they have passed against real
or supposed infringements of religious
liberty by governments inimical to pro
testants, or certain sects of Protestauts


And though these protests have not been
very graciously received by the govern


meuts to whom they have been addressed


they have, we believe, in some instances
had the desired effect But the Confer.
ence now in session will take no action
upon the grievances, if such there be, of
prosecuted or i'll used Protestants 10 any
part Of the world. There are certainly
no grievances of the character named to
accupy the attention of the Conference
on this side of the Atlantic and at this
distance from the scene of all religious
persecution or restraint the gentlemen
composing the Conference can perhaps
more proftably devote themselves to pure
ly evangelical subjects. As was said by
DIR. Woolsey, in his opening address on
Friday, they have assembled mainly be-
cause they all agree in believing in the
communion of the saints and even though
there there be some lack of sanity
toleration in the organization and the
tone of the assembly, that communion
may perhaps be accepted as typical of the
object of their coming together. For the
communion of saints is necessarily the es
sence of harmany, and the prime object
of the Alliance is to promote harmony
among its several branches. The topics
discussed on yesterday all had some
rotation to this parise worthy object, and
excepting an occasional growl at the
Church Of England. the general tone OF
the discussion could hardly fail to soften
denominational prajudices and promote
spirit of liberality between the members
of the several denominations But the
Evangelical Alliance has thus far evinced
no charity for Catholics, whom perhaps
few even among the members of the Con.
ference would venture to place without
the pale of Christianity. And when
few intemperate speakers name Cath
oicism and inideity in the same breath,
as the two great foes Of the Alliance, they
encourage a spirit which under circum
stances of less restraint may find express
sion as between Protestant denominations.