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Year: 1876

This famous hotel, whose guests during the
summer months have numbered thousands,
will be kept open the entire month of septem-
Der, not cnly for the accommodation of those
from abroad and distant States who have
never visited Cape May, the Oldest and most
favorite watering place in the United States,
but for those also who are in easy access to it,
and who prefer the balmy atmosphere of
autumn to the hot and humid air of midsum-
mer. To inYalids particularly is this month
more beneficial. Bathers will find the ocean
at better temperature for their aolutions,
and the disciples of Isaak Walton will find rot
only moro comfort, but more luck in their
piscatorial jaunts. The hotel will be kept in
every respect as during the summer months,
including Hassler's celebrated concerts on the
lawn daily. The terms, however, have been
reduced to the lowest possible figure COM
mensurate with the conduction of first-class
hotel-S3 per day-and we have no doubt that
the lawn and halls of the old Congress will be
as gay and crowded during this month as they
have been the past three.
Year: 1876




CFrom the Chicago Tribrne.l


She got even with him, that Atlanta widow
did, as dashing young widows always do-with
them. He had feasted her on ice cream, at
her had talked nonsense in the moonlight,
and, finally, had exchanged tintypes with her,
and the twain were to be made one, and he
was to be her number two. About this time
the other woman began to figure in the case.
The false, tickle young man feasted her on ice
cream, and, strange TO say, notwithstanding
the tOrrid heat of Atlanta, she also yet sur
vived; and in due course of time was also to be
presented with the tintype counterfeit pre-
sentiment of the same young man. What with
his outlays for ice cream for both dear charm
ers, and neckties for himself, at this stage it
occurred to him to economic. He did. On
one of his counting excursions to the widow he
managed to steal from her boudoir the tin
type of himself, which hung on the wall Just
over the foot Of her bed, and was the object of
her fond gaze more hours day than aught
else in the room, save the looking glass. And
the tickle, false young man bestowed that
stolen tintype on his inamorata No. 2. The
widow, of course, discovered his perfdy all .
She didn't take cold poison. Neither did she
sue for breach of promise. Nor yet did she
pine away and die. She just grabbed that tin
type from the neck of her rival, had the young
man arrested for stealing it, and, sweetest re-
yenge of all, had his ladylove No. 2 called as
a witness to trace the stolen property to his
possession. And that young man was held to
bail on a charge of larceny. And now he
solemnly ponders how true it is that the ways
of the transgressor are hard when it's dash
ing young widow that is transgressed against
Year: 1876

After the Chicago fire several of the Hart
ford fire insurance companies were compelled
10 go into insolvency. Among them was the
Putnam company, whose settlement with the
Chicago creditors was by a composition Of
twenty-five cents on the dollar. This was sup
posed to exhaust all the available assets; but
recently 1t has been ascertained by the Chicago
losers that an unexpended balance of about
one hundred thousand dollars remains to the
credit of the company officers, and twenty of
the losing policy holders by the Chicago fire
have brought suit in equity against the Off
GERS and managers of the company, for diyi-
sion of this surplus fund in further settlement
of their original claims. Wrlts of attachment
have been served and the case will come before
the Superior Court for Hartford county at the
September term.
Year: 1876

The work Of removing the old pavement on
Pennsylvania avenue has been commenced at
the Fifteenth street end, and as fast as the old
material is removed men are set at work grad
ing the street and preparing it for the new
pavement. The railroad company has al so
CONNIE need its part of the work. MesSrs
B .ldwin Il Wright, who have the sub Goa
tract from the Grahamite company for gr,d-
ing and laying the rubble stone foundation for
the pavement, have a large force of workmen
at work at Fifteenth street
Year: 1876

This popular troupe was greeted on their
second appearance by large and appreciative
audience, who we've kept in roar of laughter
from rising of the curtain until the last act.
The old favorites, Barlow and Wilson, seem
to improve on each visit to our city. Their
witticisms are fresh, and rendered with vim
which assures us that they study hard to
please their audience, and On last night they
seemed to boil over with funny sayings. Prim-
rose and West are most artistic song and
dance artists, and their ,lOS dancing is most
wonderful. The SINGING of the California
quartette was delightful. Edwin French, the
splendid banjoist, came in for large share of
the honors. Milt Barlow, as the doctor in the
act of "No Pay, No Cure, was immense.
The entire entertainment is first class in every
respect, and we'll deserves the patronage Of
our citizens who wish an evening of rare en-
ioyment.
Year: 1876

Ore of the pleasure resorts which large
number of citizens frequent nightly is the The
atre Comique. Those who have the manage
ment of matters spare no money or pains to
make 1t an attraction to those who are en-
gagged during the day in the turmoil of life,
to which they can go and forget the little cares
of business by an evening of entertainment,
such as is given by the different troupes that
play there
Year: 1876

A n Electro-Galvanic Battery, combined with the
N celebrated Medcated Porous Plaster, forming
the grandest curative agent in the world OF medicine,
and utterly surpassing al other pasters heretofore in
use. They accomplish more in one week than the old
plasters in a whole year. They do not palate, they
CURE.
Year: 1876

1t is the hope of every resident of
Los Angeles that the statement in the


Star of yesterday morning in relation
to the bank of TEMPLE d WORKMAN
may prove true. 1t simply reiterates
what we have before stated. We
could not be induced to utter word
against Mr. TEMPLE, and no one
knows this better than himself. But
the management, or rather misman-
agement, of the bank, with which Mr..
TEMPLE had nothing whatever to do,
is spoken of in terms the reverse of
complimentary by everybody. The
Star says, and one of the assistant
committee is the authority, that two
of the employees have charged them
Year: 1876

1t is a subject Of profound regret to
every resident of this city that
through false friendship and mis-
placed confidence, man of such ster-
ling worth, unimpeachable character
and generous nature as Mr.F.P. F. Tenn
PIE, should be deprived of the reward
of life of honest industry and careful
economy. The misfortunes of Mr..
TEMPLE are the misfortunes of the
whole community, and his losses are
to certain extent the losses of all.
No man has done more toward devel-
oping the resources and enhancing the
prosperity of Los Angeles city and
county than Mr.. TEMPLE. He used
his wealth in the establishment of
new industries and in pushing forward
new enterprises. He spent thousands
in testing the gold mines of Catalina
Island; he was the principal in carry
Ing out the Cerro Gordo water-works
system; his money carved the gran
ite bed of the San Jacinto wagon road !;
from his own means he built the San
Emida saw mills, and he supplied the
funds that erected the Touring mill
near San Sabine river. In the city
Mr.. TEMPLE has built dozens of houses
that will stand as monuments of his
worth as a citizen when those now
living have passed away. He
possesses two qualities which are
rarely found combined in one person.
the ability to acquire wealth and Il
generous disposition. The poor and
needy never applied to Mr.. TEMpLEin
vain. His purse was always open to
the calls of charity. There are hun
dreds of men and families i'm this val
ley who remember him rs their friend
in need, and not few of these have
abundant reason to thank him for as
sistance ut time when but for him
they would have suffered themselves,
and been poweress to alleviate the
suffering of those near and dear to
them. His many kind and charitable
acts have endeared him to hundreds,
whose sympathy for him in his pres
ent difficulties, is deep and heartfelt.
Those to whom Mr.. TEMPLE is indeht-
ed may rest assured that every effort
will be made on his part to return
their money. Every dollars worth of
property that he can call his own will
go to meet the claims of his creditors,
and his only regret is that for their
sake he has not the means to liquidate
every liability at once. Though Mr..
TEMPLE is involved in difficulties
which seem to threaten his financial
ruin, his character is as free from stain
as in his most prosperous days, and
there are none who question his hon
esty of purpose or the purity of his in
tention. Few have fallen from so
great financial hight and yet retain
ed so versally the esteem of his fell
low men.
Year: 1876

THE Santa Monica Outlook, taking
its cue from the Eapress, of this city,
which has won for itself the title of
the Los Angeles Munchausen, insists
that the HERALD is inimical to the
Los Angeles and independence rail.
road. The readers of the HERALD
know that the HERALD opposes no
railroad, but opposes the giving of sub
sidy or the taking of stock in any road
that cannot or will not give the peo-
pie a guarantee that it will not be sold
out to the Southern Pacific railroad
company.
Year: 1876

THE telegraph says that yesterday,
on motion of LEWIS, the reporter of
the Chronicle, was expelled from the
Senate. The person expelled was, we
presume, SoMERs, whom WILCOX at
tempted to kill few days ago. We
are not informed on what ground the
expulsion was based, but unless it was
something more than the WILCOX
controversy We doubt the good sense
and Judgment of the action.
Year: 1876

THIS Peach ripened the past season in


this city the latter part of June, nearly
two weeks before any other variety was in
the market. am ready to furnish the peo-
pie OF this county with 1000 Of these choice
Peach trees, and seven other choice varieties,
Year: 1876

The great misfortune of the Democratic
party as at present constituted Is the necessity
which compes it to wear dsguises. Next to
that, its inability TO keep on disguise for
sufficient length of time TO accomplish the OBJ
iect sought. 1t is bad for the party, and in
fnitely worse for the country, that 1t was com
pc]led to simulate desire for reform in the
civil service in order 10 get into power.
1t was worse thing for the party,
though good thing for the country,
that the disguise of reform, under which Il
little Congressional patronage was secured


became at once irbsome and disagreeabe and
WAS thrown off without ceremony. 1t dis
closed the real spirit of the parry that had
been protesting so loudly and promising so
generously that politics should be purified and
the methods and practices OF Government re-
formed. The record of the party was 80 bad, and
in tho face of it, its protestations and promises
seemed so absurd, that for long time little heed
was paid to them, the people preferring to
iudge a party by what it had done III the past
rather than what it promised to do IN the
future. 1t was only when Republican admin
istration got to be so reckless and corrupt that
people decided that any change must be an
Improvement, that the Democrats III their re-
form disguise were admitted TO tasto OF
power. The taste was enough to utterly de-
moraize them. No party ever so suddenly throw
down the weapons with which it had won a
ski.mish and broke INTO the wild disorder of
spoils distributing and camp plundering. They
could not wait for the more abundant
plunder beyond, for which they must retain
their weapons and keep their DISCUSSES. They
had won an outpost and were lost. For
the petty spos of the small success
they flung away all that was beyond it. We
gave them the House of Representatives to
try their hand on. 1t was not largo oppor-
tunity for plumber, but 1T was fine field on
which to exhibit the spirit and purpose OF re-
form. and illustrate at once the sincerity OF
their professions and their capacity for meet
ing the responsibilities Of power We all know
what they have given us wild rush for
offices sweeping system of removals, regard
, less of fitness, capacity, or integrity success
sion of discreditable appointments and as
worthless a rabble of pothouse politicians put
in place "a ever fiocked to the Capitol upon a
change Of administration.


The average of the Civil Service under
Democratic administration is Fitzhugh. Take
FjtzLueb and HambletOn and the journal clerk
caught violating law, and the rest OF the polit-
ical "bummcrs" who have been lifted up on
this Democratic wave into official positions, and
you have fair picture of wGat these people
mean by Civil Service Reform, and what the
| Civil Service would be under their distribution
Of patronage. Tho exposure is complete. No
man can look at tho character OF the newly
appointed officials of Democratic Congress
and any longer doubt what would be
the tone of official life in the country
under such q rule. Look at the Con-
gressional ltt end then give o guess al
your own village postmaster, or your col
Year: 1876

The proprietor of watering-pace hotel in New
Jersey advcrtises that Jews are not admitted
TO his house, and an Israelite writes to us to
express his wonder that in this enlightened
century "a newspaper of such high standing
and influence as The TRIBUNE SHOULD allow such
an advertisement in its columns is no wishes
us to exhibit bigotry IN condomnng tho bigotry of
Others We are not responsible for the good tastc or
wisdom OF our advertisers; and so they keep within


the limits of decency and morality we cannot un-
dertake to exclude whatever they may think it ad-
vantageous to print. But though it may not DO very
sensible to advertise that Jews are not admitted"
it is hardly wise for Hebrews 10 be 80 extremely
sensitive. They certainly do not wish to 60 to
hotel which does not desire their presence; or il
Year: 1876

This company of testers will leave us with
the present week It has largely helped TO make the
pleasant; it has steadily commanded respect By
genuine ability; 1t is the best Negro Minstrel company
before the public and hope It will have summer OF
pleasant and prosperous travel aud return to lis city
home next FALL with fresh OF mirth and frolic
Mr. W. A Hunter the OF these minslres IL TO
have benefit on Friday evening, when a welStocked
programme will be displayed. Next week heSsrs Birch
and Backus will sport at the BROOKLYN Tleater.
Year: 1876

Kisber-a colt deemed unworthy of name
until yesterday-surprised the turfmen by win
ming the Derby in less than five lengths. Pc
trarch. the favorite, justified the confidence OF
his hackers by q brilliant dash toward the
close. but at two distances from the winning
post he was left behind by his less famous
rival for the blue ribbon.
Year: 1876

A pOstpOnement of the Belkpap impeach-
-ment trial till the close of the session, and
perhaps till an extra session of the Senate,
seems every way probable. There is heavy
pressure of unfinished work, especially on the
appropriation bills and much trouble will en-
sue if they are delayed beyond June 30-thc
end of the fiscal year. Perhaps before tho
Senators again sit down to the Beknap case
they will be less evenly divided than at pres
ent. If tho vote were taken now it is scarcely
possible that the requisite tw0-thirds could be
found favOring impeachment.


The Presby terian General Assembly at Brook
lyn and the Methodist COnference at Baltimore
both adjourned yesterday. The sessions OF
these bodies have been characterized by un-
usual harmony, and the measures looking to-
ward union of the Northern and Southern
Presbyterian Assemblies are in this respect
marked advance. Part of this brOtherly feel
ing is no doubt due to the influences of the
Centennial year; but another portion, and
large one, must be counted among the effects
of the services of Messrs. Moody and Sankey,
which brought so many ministers Of different
denominations together in earnest work for a
common cause.
Year: 1876

In one OF the western counties Of
Texas, not long since, a man was
tried and found guilty OF stealing q
pig. In writing out the verdict the
forman wrote "Wse fiRs the pFis-
Oner not gilty." One OF the jury,
who bad seen the inside Of school
house, wanted some slight change
made In the spelling Of the verdict,
but the foreman whispered 81
know that spelling is sOrter shsky,
but you have TO pander to the sheriff
and the Judge and the district clerk,
for that's the way they all spell. II
was to spell q verdict right. and they
were to find it out, the whole jury
would be indicted next term 1f the
court, and we would not even get our
jury fee for this dsy's work. You see
they have got the drop on US. Let
US not exasperate them as long as
they are in power"
Year: 1876

Toll 10 loudly from the steeplc,


Let Il flOst upon the air;
Keep IL well before the people;


Give &c notice everywhere.
That the Democratic Hendricks,


Sharply acting on the sly.
By the use OF arttul pen-trieks,


Showing urgent reasons why,
Got release and fullest pardon


For one Charlie ". Hall,
Who had found It rather hard on


Bed inside OF prison wall,
Where a court and Jury sent him,


For dafrauding Uncle sam
Where the arm of justice pent him,


Not intending any sham.
With a further fellow-feellng.


And a. token Of regard
To reward for all his stealing


To atone for fate 50 hard
Hendricks got him an appointment
In the New York Custom House,
Healing with official ointment


Ali the hurts OF prison blouse.
From n cell to public station


So the Democrats reform
Who can purify the nation


BY such acts Of Yllest harm
Here we have complete example


OF the Bourbon style OF work,
And proof that should be ample
or the wlles that In it lurk.
Year: 1876

from the trapped and frightened mass OF humanity a
cry OF despair and horror that heard outside the
walls OF the theatre and called TO the tho police
who we're fortunately within easy reach.


The scene In the galleries now became terrible Men
rushed hither and thither, not knowing what they
were about All sense OF humanity lost In the
one absorbing thought OF reaching the stars Men
and women jumped from seat to seat not stopping to
pick up those that fell The hght for lie begun.
Behind the cracking flames had seized upon the
stage and were rapidly advancing through the house
Huge clouds OF suaocatng smoke foaied inward, and
filled every nook and Granny, rendering breathing
almost impossible There timo TO be lost.
Every instant seemed age tho agoEizcd wretches
who struggled at the doors reach tho outlet Women
screamed and tainted, and strong struggled des
perately In that awful crush.


on THE GALLERY


At last the stairs reached and hose who had
been lucky enough get to them first poured down
the corridor Of the dress circle For
flowed freely but the crowd behind pressed fcrcey
The fre behind growing more intense and tho
smoke binding. The occupants OF the family Circle
descending by the stairs that led the vestibue Of
the dress circle, which promised the best OF
CAPE were met by the stream Of people dying from tho
Year: 1876

their feet but lrampled upon by others. who, IN
turn, we're hurled into the struggling mass by those
behind Once fallen II was impossible 10 rise Now
arose tho frenzed cries Of those who had gone down
In the melee mingled with the groans OF the wounded
and the ceatn rattle OF the dying. Women shriekcd
in agony OF fear. and with clenched teeth
struggled savagey to regain their vantage. But their
struggles were vain tho cries OF the women.
Tho ncxorabie fatcs held them In their
grasp and would not let so their hold. And now the
lrc had wrapped in It's terrible embraces the audto-
rum. On all sides the lurid aames shot forth and
about licking with thousand fierce tongues whatever
was combustibe IN the building and rapidly cutting
OF all hope OF escape from tho wretches imprisoned
on the stairs But quicker than came the flames
rolled in the binding choking smoke dlling the
and the throats OF the victims Exhausted by their
struggles the wodgcd in crowd ceased the violence
OF their efforts and gasped tor air. pure untanted ar
but received only the asphy fumes OF the burn
ing wood and paint Then there is heard q crumblng
sound, ana the air becomes hotter, and the smoke
thicker and more dense and the begins TO settle


THE FINAL CATASTROPHE


Tho pressure from behind continued. A few min.
utes more and II would be too late make effort;
death would seize upon them all Another effort and
Year: 1876

WeIiO not propose to have un limit
ed coinage OF legal-tender silver.
Provision Is already made, we believe,
for the coinage OF q sufficient supply
Of subsidiary silver 10 take up all the
fractional currency. We would have
silver dollars coined to take up the
greenbacks, and we would make coin
sge and the issue Of the coin free to
the extent that the government
would be able to contract the legal
tender paper and we think the pro-
cess once under way would be rapid
and searching.


The first thing that one has tO DO
In order to acquire hard-money sense
is to pick up the knowledge that pa
per money is not money at all, but q
promise to pay money, and is not a
standard for the measurement OF
value, and cannot be. The puFehas-
ing power of the governments prom
ise to pay (as the case staBds) in
the gfeenback, Is discounted accord
ing % the public confidence IN the
governments abilIty and :. III to pay
the gold. Silver having teen twisted
out OF Its natural relStsOn to gold a.
money, is quoted as an article OF
merchandise, and there ts a
nominal quotation of greenbaeks
st higher rates than silver In gold.
Actual transactions. however, do not
show this. The holders Of paper ev-
erywhere eagerly exchange il for sill
yer when they get the chance Even
the talk of remonetizing silver has
advanced the price. II the silver dol
lar Is restored TO its place in the coin
age, and its quality Of legal tender j;
confirmed to 10, there will be q very
positive advance in silver and de
cline in gold.-CiRcinnGti CoalHer
cidI. =.
Year: 1876

The principal OF one Of the public
schools of OHIO sends the following
communication to the Dayton Jour
nal: "At a time when the nation
mourns the sad fate OF one Of its
bravest defenders allow me to relate a
little incident in the life of the boy
indicative Of the reckless bravery Of
the man and General. / knew him
well in his youth. He was a pupil of
mine in 1878, at the MeNeely Nor
NAL School, in Harrison county,
Ohio. He was then q lad Of about
sixteen or seventeen yesrs old. We.
all learned to admire his wit, his dash
and daring, and indeed to love him,
OF withstanding his WaywardDess at
times. He was often in mischief and
squabbles in the neighbOrhood and
school. But he never attempted to
conceal the part he acted. He was
the pink Of honor. never knew
him tO-falsify. He was too Lrave to
lie. He would not even attempt to
palliate his guilt.


When taken TO task for misconduct,
be would usually say Il know 10
was wrong, but 1 could not help it,
Could not help it?' NO, Sir. /
wanted to do it, sBat could you not
restrain your impulses I? Don't
know, Sir-never tried But don't
you think you ought to try p What
II I could {? but / don't feel Ike try
ing.' His logic was evervhelming-
at least his teacher had to accept it as
SUCH. AS illustrative of TIA impul-
sive bravery which has cost the cOun-
try one of Its most effective lighters,
I relate from memcry q little incident
that occurred in the neigbbOFhO0d OF
the school. He and his Fellowship
dents attended a ceEntry singing
school one night. The young men
of the neighbOrhoOd had probably
heard Of his championship In fight,
and, suppose, wished to test his
mettle, or perhaps rather to insult
him in situation where he could not
defend himself. He was Eitting neEF
q closed window when q young man
outside, slipped up beside the window
and looking in, made hioeous face
At him. The light fell on the distOrt-
ed features but moment. The next
I instant there was q erash-R yell OF
pain. The window was badly spoiled
so was a bad face outside. A well.
directed blow from the boy Caster bsd
done both.