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SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 19. 1869.
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In the Nineteenth Ward bordering P?
little two-story frame house, covering; al
most an entire square, surrounded by a
beautiful garden, the occupant and own
er ol which though a German, is what
we call one of tho self-made mon of New
Yotfk, and ranks among the wealthiest.
Though a man of little Of no education,
it would make one's blood run cold to
states to his daring exploits, and the
?teM^.jkjr.qutures. that he has passed
through \iwder the streets of eur ssty.
Some fifteen years ago, he landed in this
couwtry", a perfect strahgof, and with but
little money. This ho had the pleasing
satisfaction, if euch we may call it, ol
being robbed of on his very first night in
the city, at a German boarding house iu
Greenwich street. His vocation at home
was ? that of a. flight-scavenger, aud he
was not long in procuring a situation iu
the same business iu this city. For five
years he followed the same as an employ
ee, which enabled him to save considera
ble money. During the time, he hud
frequently found many valuables and so
persistently I were applications made to
search for lost property,that he run
eerVb? the idea of workiog the sewers of I
oiiri?tsnritn |n its search. He hud also
tjnrtjsH' n?he accustomed Uracwfers, ns he
had frequently been compelled to clean
sheas out, and was us much at home in
these narrow and filthy passage ways ad
tipon the streets. The lending eoiitrac*
tors in tho above business found him so
valuable aud so daring an explorer that
th^y.were continually calling his services
i.ito requisition. There is hardly a
.-ewer on the inland in which he has nut
been} aud ho seemed to take a groat in
terest In watching the building of new
?ewers and drains. He knows their
Stile, length, every turn and crook, their
inlets and outlets, aud claims to have
sunny haunts to/law tho ground, ?-hnra,
l?y the force of water, valuables that arc
lost are Mire to Settle ore they can be
carried out into the river. It will be.
feniembered it was a few weeks ago that
a man wax arrested iu Hobokeu with
?quite a number of valuable articles in n
basket, aud it was discovered that
lie had got them out of tho sewers of
.New York. Now many presumed that
this Was a new busines.-, the like never j
having been heard of before, yet this is
not so. There arc quite a number, most
ly Germans, who follow this same busi
ness ; but they* arc very careful not to
divulge the Same, as it is said they are
making an independent fortune. It is a j
regularly established business iu France
and Germany, and in many places they
pay so much for the proceeds of the
sewers. It is said that there luve been
those who have tried to accustom them
selves to the business, but who were un
able, in many instances, to endure the
unhealthy odor and poisouous gases.
The first trip ever taken by our in
former along the sewers of the city was on
Courtlandt street, in search of a pocket"
book that had been lost in the sink of
one of the prominent hotels on that
street, aud which contain d $1,350 in
money, and drafts and notes to the
amount of $22,000. The sink bad been
searched, but all efforts to recover the
lost property were fruitless; \l was evi
dent that it had been washed out into
the main sewer, and the owner offered
the whole amount of tuoucy iu cash,
$1,350, should it be rocovcred. Her
mann, for as snob he was known among
his associates, concluded to work the
street sower that night and sue if it was
possible to find the same. That night,
accompanied by two others, he equipped
himself in a full rubber suit, a revolver,
a hook, a dark lantern, and a sieve shov
el. Descending, at the first opeuiog,
which was about a block below the hotel,
he set out on his journey on his hands
and knees through the dismal passage
way. He bad no sooner got well under
way, the powerful light from tho dark
lantern affording him plenty of light,when
he came face to face with ono of the lanr
est dock rats that he had evor seen. The
power of the light seemed to stsggor the
rat for a moment, when Hermann drew
his pistol and shot him dead. He then
resumed operations, and sifted after mud
and filth us he weut along. Tho first
thing of note that he found was the body
of s still-horn, about three or four
months old. On lifting it, it was no
much decomposed that it fell apart. A
little further, he picked up a silver watch,
with u common cord tied to it, aud it hud
eviden^^ah-on some tituu iu the sower.
Keeping on, soon picked up two silver
tablespoons, ope bearing the word "Na
tional," and evident ly belonging to th,e
; hotel of the same name, which is located
on the same street*} he also picked up
part of tin old silrjgjrjnrn. As he liiVtd
the piece of urn he1 felt something heavy
against it, whieii hunt first iutngitied to
be o pioce of board ; but when taking it
out, lo and behold ! it win the identical
lost pocket-book. All was found safe
within; hut wet through and through.
Being unable to turn iu the sower, he
was forced to back out; aud iu a short
time he was at tho opening, aud iu a tew
moments found himself safe on terra
firma. Returning home, he dried the
bills, notes aud papers ; and the follow
ing morning handed over the book and
contents to their owucr, who fairly
jumped with joy at their recovery. When
told how it had been recovered, he could
hardly believe it. The $1,350 was paid
over to Hermann, receiving, bes des an
order for a new suit of clothes from the
proprietor of the hotel. .
The most extended journey ever made
by II ermann was through Vcsey street
sewer to Broadway, thence to Barclay,
aud down Barcluy to tho outlet at the
river. On Vcsey street he picked up
namorous spoons of every description,
especially in the vicinity lof the Aster
House, nnd the case of a gold watch.
He also found a broken bracelet, a d'.rk
ktiife. aud a rair of gold spectacles. On
Broadway he found u neat cross btndcd
dirk, and on Barclay street picked op
over forty dollars iu mouey. Some two
years after" the above journey, he made
another tour over the same route, and
found a lady's purse containing SI07 iu
gold, alsoun old pocket-book with eighty
four cents in it.
Iu the spring of 18C4, he was called
upou to recover u heavy gold Wedding
riug, that hud been dropped down a ?iuk
by a lady, and who seemed almost dis
tracted over its loss. Money was no ub*
Joct if the ring could be recov.-jred. Tho
sink was Cleansed, but no ring could be
found. The sewer was accordingly vi.-it
ed that night, and alter a diligent search
of the passage-way leading from the
dwelling to the main hewer the ring was
found after nearly two hours' hard work.
I lie was made a present of S2O0 for his
trouble, besides what was awarded his
associates.
Hilling the ten years that Hermann
followed the above life, he states that, ut
times, he fotiud over iJOO still-born in
fants iu the various sewers of the city.
As a general thing, be would bring them
Out at the opening ut the river, and
would receive n certain amount from the
Coroners for such bodies, while they
would he a benefit to the Coroner finan
cially for holding an inquest on the same
The press seldom took notice of such
trifling cases. Iu fact it was very rare
that publicity was given to any of thoui.
Chambers sttect, he states, was the great
est on rc:v*vd for finding still born in
fants, lie never visited it but he was
sure to come across one or two, and some
times as many as five or six. The only
reason he accounts for there being so
many on the above street was that there
was located in that street one of Ihc most
noted abortionists ever known iu this
country, and in whose houso hundreds
and hundreds of females have been
operated on, and abortions produced.
The .sink was, of course, used to carry
ofT and conceal that which would have
once been a human being. The woman
who then occupied tho building now re
sides iu one of the most costly mansions
on Fifth Avenue, where she carries on
the same business, but only caters for
those of wealth, and who can pay her
the highest prices for her services. Any
pleasant afternoon she cau be seen riding
out on Central Park in her carriage, and
often accompanied by somo delicate
young woman who has been a victim to
her hellish practice.
One night Hermann dctermind to
make a tour from river to river. Ho en
tered one of the large sewers on the
North River side and came out at the
mouth of Maiden Lane sewer ; at one
place he came in contact with hot Stoum
from a boiler, but it. being Sunday, it did
not amount to much, and he passed it
with little or no trouble. During the
journey he found any quantity of things
?spoons without number, a silver cup,
two rings, n liquor flank, a new pocket
book, empty, a bundle of lawyer's pa
pers, a necklace, and any number of
pieces of coin.?New York Sunday Mer
cury,
Within Your Means.
. "Turn la jjWiuui. I" exclaimed a young
husband, taking his seat in .the rocking
chair aa the supper things were removed.
The fire glowing in the grate, revealed a
pretty aud neatly furnished sitting room
with all the uppliances of comfort. The
futiguing busiucsa of the day was over,
and ho sat enjoying what he had all day
been anticipating, the delights of his own
fireside. His pretty wife, Esther, took
her work t 1 sat down by the ta
ble.
? "It is pleasant to have a home of one's
own," he again said, taking a satisfacto
ry survey of his little quarters. The
cold ruin beat against tho windows, nod
he thought he felt really grateful for ull
his present comforts.
"Now if we only had a piauo," ex
claimed the wife.
?'Give mo the music of your own sweet
voice before all the pianos in creation,"
ho observed complimentary j but bo felt
a certain secret disappointment that his
wife's thankfullness did u-1 happily
chime with his own.
"Well we want oue for our friends."
said Est her.
"Let our friends come to see its, and
not to hear a piauo," oxclaimed the hus
band.
"But, George, everybody has a pia.no
nowadays?we dou't go. anywhere with
OQt seeing a piauo," persisted the wife, j
"Aud yet 1 don't know what we want
one for?you will havo no time to play
mn one, and I don't want to hear it."
"Why, they are so fashionable?1
think our room looks nearly naked with
out oue."
"I think it looks just right."
"I think it looks very naked?we
want a piauo shockingly," protested
Esther emphatically.
The husband roekod violently
"Your lamp moke's, my dear," said
he after a long p iusc.
'?Whon ?ru y?*u g"*??tf to ty*' a pmu
phcue lamp ? 1 have told yon a doecti
times how much wc need one," said
: Esther, pettishly.
j "These are very pretty lamps?I never
: can see by a camphoue lump," said her
husbadd. "These lamps are the pret
tiest of the kind I ever saw."
"But, George, I do not think our room
is complete without a campheno lamp,"
said Esther, sharply. "They are so
fashionable! Why, the Morgans aud
Millers, and many others I might men
tion, all have them: I am sure we ought
to."
??We ought uot to take pattern by
other people's expenses*, and I dou't see
any reason in that."
The husband moved uneasily in bis
chair.
"W e want to live as well as others,"
said Esther.
"Wo want to live within our means,
Esther," exclaimed George.
"I am sure we oan afford it as weH as
: the Morgans, and Millers and Thorns;
we do not wish to appear mean."
George's cheek crimsoned.
"Mean! I am not mean!" ho cried
angrily.
"Then wo do not wish to appear so,"
said the wife. "To complete this room,
and make it look like other people's, we
want a piano and cailiphonu lamps."
"Wc Want?we want !" muttered the
husband ; "there's no satisfying woman's
wants do what you may," and he abrupt,
ly left the room.
How many husbands are iu a similar
dilemma! How many houses and hus
bands are rendered uncomfortable by the
constant dissatisfaction of a wife with
present comforts and present provisions !
How many bright prospects for business
havo ended iu bankruptcy and ruin in
order to satisfy this secret hankering af
ter fashionable uecessuries ! Could the
real cause of many failures be known, it
would be found to result from useless ex
penditures at homo?expenses to answer
the demands of fashion and "what will
people think ?"
"My wife has tundo my fortune," said
a gentlemen of great possessions, "by
her thrift, and prudeuco, and cheerful
ness, whon I was just beginning."
"Aud mine has lust my fortune," an
swered his companion, "by useless ex
extravagunce und repining when I was
doing well."
What a world docs this open to the
influence which a wife possesses over tho
futuro prosperity of her family! Let
the wife kuow her influence aud try to
its* it wisely and well.
Bo satisfied to commence ou u small
scale. It is too common for young
-r-- ? ?
housekeepers Co begin where their mo
thers ended. Bay all that is necessary
to work skillfully with; adoru your
house with all that will reader it com
fortable. Do not, look at richer homes,
and ^oyet-.their costly furniture. If
secret dissatisfaction 4s ready to spring
up, go a stop furth-c and: visit tho homes
of tho suffering poet; behold dark,
cheerless apartments, Insufficient cloth
ing, and absence of all (he comforts nnd
refinements of social lite and then re
turn to your own with a joyful spirit.
You will then be prepared to meet your
husband with a grateful heart j und be
ready to appreciate ttijtoil of self denial
which he has endured in -the business
world to surround you. with the delights
of home j und you will bo ready toco
operate cheerfully with him iu so ar
ranging your expenses/ that bis mind
will not be constantly'harassed with fear
lest his family expenditures may eu
er oaeb upon public payments. Be iudc
! pendent; a young housekeeper never
needed greater moral c&frage than Ehe docs
now to resist the arrogknee of fashion.
Do not let the A's and B's decide what
you must have, neither lot them hold
the strings of your puree. You know
best what you oun and ought to afford.
It matters but little What people think,
provided you are true- to yourself and
family.?Lathes* IieptiMUrg.
? . _
Colored Americans in Russia
The following dispatch from Cassius 1
M. Clay, our Minister to Russia, to
Secretary Sewurd, will be interesting to
our readers, and instructive to the white
population of the Southern Stales :
Legation of the Ignited States,
St. Fbtersihtrg, Russia,
Febrwfry 0, 18G9.
Sin : Captuiu T. Morris Chester, hit.
of the United StatcsJ Volunteer Army,
. hciu^ :.i St. l\.i.-rjt^^rrcuiii;ng weH ru
{ commended by distinguished citizens of
j the United States, und being also well
educated, and of good address, 1 called
upon the Minister of Fotoign Affairs,
and told him that I would not apply in
the USU.il way by uote to have Captain
Clu ster, a colored American citizen, pre
sented to his Imperial Majesty, as there
was no precedent, aud 1 did not know
how his Imperial Majesty would be dis
posed to net, but I desired that he would
approach his Imperial Majesty iu an in
formal way, and ascertain his wishes iu
this regard. The Assistant Minister oi
Foreigu Affairs. Mr. I>e Westmaun, ac
quiesced iu the proposal, and iu a few
days wrote me that the Fhliperor had
given orders to have Captain ('bester'?
j name put upon the list for the first pro
? sentutiou. To-day, being the occasion of
a grand review of 'the Imperial Guard,
' the Emperor sent an invitation to Cap
I tain Chester t?? assist in the review,
which he did. riding around with his
Imperial Majesty's staff, and taking
lunch at 'he winter palace with the Mall
officers, and a portion of the Imperial
fiuuilj, who accompanied the Emperor
at the lunch.
I have made these facts known to von.
I as I regard the affair of some importance,
j We have four millions of colored citi
j zens ; they are with hs. and of us. for
j good as evil. 1 think' it .s the duty of
j nil good citizens to try and elevate the
African race iu America, and inspire
them with all possible self-respect. and
prepare them for that ultimate influence
which they must sooner or later have
upon the political and economical inte
rests of the United States. These are
the views which have influenced my ac
tion in this case, which, not partisan in
their character, I should hope would be
satisfactory to all patriotic American'1.
II axing, however, discharged my duty,
as I ever do, without regard to personal
considerations, 1 .submit my action frank
ly to the judgment of the Pcpurtmcnt.
I am. my dear sir,
\ our obedient ser\ ant,
C. M. CLAY.
Hon. W.M H. SKWAltn.
A poor man came to u minister and
begged to be unmarried. The minister
assured him that it was out of the ques
tion, and urged him to put away the no
tion of anything so absurd. The man
insisted that the marriage could not hold
good, for the wife, was worse than the
devil. The uiiuister demurred, saying,
that was quite impossible. ' No,"said
the poor man, ''tho Bible tells ye, that
if ye resist the devil, be flees lV-?m yo ; bul
if yc resist her, f-hc fleet at yo."
Asleep in Jesus.
ATOUCUINO INCIDENT OF THE LATK WAK
In a secluded spot iu Hollywood, not
far. from the banks of the river, is tho
grave of a young woman, nt the head of
which is a neat marble slab, on which is
inscribed the name of the deceased and
three verses of the beautiful hymn com
mencing with the line "Asleep iu Jesus."
It has au interesting history: Oue day
during the war a physician was sent for
to n house of ill-fame to see oue of its
inmates. He found a pretty young wo
man siek, with slight disease, but labor
ing under that terrible malady consump
tion After the doctor had proscribed
for /her she manifested a desire to talk,
and seemed anxious to disclose to him
her history- He gratified her, and she
told him she came from-County, iu
the interior of the State. She had loved,
not wisely, but too well, was betrayed,
aud then abandoned by the muu to
whom she gave the lust proof of her af
fection.
Overwhelmed with shame aud remorse,
she came to Richmond, and entered one
of those houses which very few, once
having entered, ever leave but for the
I grave. Her health was failing; she ar
dently longed to leave the lifo she was
following, and appealed, to thu doctor to
try to lind her a home elsewhere. She
was willing to do the most menial work
if she could get a home with respectable
people; to go anywhere, or do nuythiug,
to be. taken away from the companions
and scenes of the l?fe she was leading.
The doctor was interested iu her, aud
with that true beuevolcnce which charc
torizes the profession, exerted himself to
comply with her request. He related
the circumstances: to n professional bro
ther, and the two succeeded iu getting
her a home with a roor widow ludy, in
the suburbs of the city, upon the condi
tion that when she was able she was to
assist iu.lue_M.uvk f t he household, and
when sho was not, that the doctors wore
to pay her board.
She went to her now home, grateful
and almost happy. She worked wdieu
.-he could, but was almost always siek.
After having been with the widow lady
u month or two, she professed eouversiou.
Her health steadily declined, and ouc
day when the doctor went to see her, she
said to him: "Doctor. 1 know I have
not long to live, and do not suppose
whou 1 die. any one will think of put
: ting a monument over the grave of a
I poor castaway like myself; but if there
is anything done to mark my grave I
should like to have ouevorse, if no more,
of the beautiful hymn, 'Asleep in Jesus,'
j ?\"c, over the spot in which my body lies,
j It is a beautiful hymn, so consoling, and
sounds to me so much like peace atd
rent." She lingered a lew weeks longer
aud died. Her death was peaceful aud
triumphant. Her body was laid in a
quiet spot in the beautiful cemetery, aud
the doctor who had been her true friend
in life saw that her last request was
complied with. A neat marble slab was
erected at her head, and three verses of
the hyiuti she loved so well mark the
spot where the repentant Mugdalcn lies.
\ituutnwny. J'Jiitjttiri r.
Ingenious Cuauaiikh.?A novel
, plan of drawing room charades is thus
described by a participator:
The curtain of the back drawing room
was drawn aside, and we were rather
surprised to see nothing but a wooden
rocking-horse on the temporary stage.
We were told to guess an island in the
Greek Archipelago. After some demur,
one ind'p 'dual, brighter than the TCRt,
exclaimed "Dolos?deal horse." Right
The curtain fell, and after a pause, rose
again, displaying to the astonished look
ers on the vecy identical, irrepressible
rocking-horse, with his head in the Con
trary direction. Wo were told to guess
another island in the Greek Archipela
go. There was a dead silence. Some
one vainly suggested "Chios," mispro
nounced "shy horse," but that would
not do, for the '?deal horse" waj as steady
as old time. At length a small boy, late
from school, exclaimed "Saums," and it
was the same horse." The curtain full
amidst roars of laughter. The next
scene was a portly gentleman of middle
age, who was met by a young girl, who
said ' Doctor, I am glad to meet you."
A word of five syllables. Give it up
"Metaphysician?met a physician." The
curtain fell, and was again drawn up?
only to exhibit tho same portly gentle
man and tho girl meeting again. A
??? rd of three syllables. "Mcttfghor?--va^{
afore" was the Folution.
Nicely Cauu?t.?At the masked
fireman's ball in New Orleans, week be
fore last, a gay and handsome man, who
had refused to take his wife to the ball
on the plea of business, was much struck
by a stranger, a lady in a mask. On her
he exerted all his fascination.
"Oh, sir, you quite put me out with
your flattery. I b'napeut you are a mar
ried man," said the lady.
'?No. indeed ; but I confess a willing
ness to get married since I have had the
pleasure of seeing you," was the gallant
reply.
"Indeed ! but you havn'tsecn my face
yet!"
"No; but I know it is beautiful. The
exquisite grace that accompanies every
thing you do and say tells me as much."
' Indeed !"
'*I thin)' so; but you will uo longer
deny me that satisfaction ; for I assure
you, lady, I am in lo7e."
"Indeed !"
"It is true. Until I met you to-night
woman have looked to me homely and
commonplace."
"Oh, you arc jesting."
"Indeed, I am not."
"And you never loved anyone be
fore ?"
"Never! Your sex appeared to me
always deceitful, and my heart refused
them all sympathy; hut for you I feel a
passionate attraction I have no power or
inclination- to resist"
"Oun this be true
"It is, indeed."
"I am mad with impatieocc, since it
will be the only lace my heart will ever
mirror. It has upon it uo rival impres
sion."
"You are ?o persuasive I can no long
er deny the privilege?took i;: and the
mask was removed.
It was h's wife.
"The devil!" Said the discomfited
Benedict, indulging in a prolonged
whistle.
? "Ob rtoj my dear ; only the faee that
has no rival impression on your heart!"
"Say, Mary, let's call it square, and go
home."
"I ihiuk we'd better."
And they went.
Josh BlLLlNOs' PlIU.osoi'HY.?J
have heard a grate deal ced about "broken
hartes," and there may bo a few ov them
but mi experience ie that next tew the
gizzard, the harte is the tutfest pc.ee
ov meat in the whole critter.
There is nothing in this life that will
open the pares of a man so mutch as tu
fall in luv; it makes hitn ob fluent as a
tiu whisscl, as limber as a boy's wateh
chain, and as perlito as a danzing mustet;
his harte is as full ov sunshine oz a hay
r field, und there ain't any more guile in
him ihan there is in a stick of mcrlasscs
candy.
It strains a man's philosophee the wust
kind tew luff when he gits beat.
Wimmin are like flowers, a little
squeezing makes them tho more fragrant.
Matches may be made iu heuvin, but
thu arc ginerally $oltl down here.
Musick hath charms tu sootho a sa
vage; this may be so, but I would rather
tri a revolver on him fust.
l\\siiL'xcr. ok Job.?Everybody iz in
the habit OV bragging ou Job; uud Job
did have considerable paahunce, but did
: he ever keep a distriek skulc for 8 dol
lars a month and board around or run a
kountreo tmospaper?
l>id he ever reap lodged oats down
bill on a hot day, aud have all his gatlus
buttous bust opb at once?
Did be ever have tut jumping I toth
ache and be made tend the babe while
his wife was over to Parkinson to a tea
squall ?
Did ho ever get up in tho morniu' au
ful dri, and tuff it 3 miles before break
fast to get a drink, and fiod that the man
kept a temperaneo house?
Did he ever undertake to milk a kick
ing heifer, with a bushy tail, in fly time,
and in a lot ?
Did he ever sot onto a litter of kittens
in the old rocking-chair, with his sum
mer pantaloons on ?
If he could du all these things, and
praise the Lord at tho same ?tue> all I
have tu say iz, "Bully Job."
[t/bsA jBillfakff),
A quantity of sugar in the hands of
various merchants iu Publique, Iowa,
was seized on Friday last by Govcruuiont
officials. It is a portion of tho cargo
smuggled at New Orleans aud distributed
by a Chi.-y.go commissi in boa o fcurbghonjt
the country.
clephant in the world
York by the stemni ship Hp\$9tW.
is called the "Empress," i} ^$f$
years old and stands twelve fiejst,
half high. At ao early boor
burg steamer dock at Hoboken
crowded with an enger throng,
waited patiently for tho
mal to come forth. At jupfoj
Empress slowly and ?Ifljfiffidfoj^B
sharp at the gang plank, she sudd
gave a snort and a roar that
like distant thunder, add
posed to make trouble. Thev!
sprang ahead, and in tho most em
manner persuaded lief Higho^
descend. The ship almost careened as
she advanced a little more to the side,
and ono huge foot, like a pilla^icflF?K **
Custom House, rested on the gang plank.
There was something absolutely, touch- ^
ing in the way the gigantic beast would
reach forth her trunk and put it around
the keeper, who would pat it aud again
invite the Empress to come on and not
be afraid. The huge anhfial
descended, the'Crowd parting 1
she advanced. When sho;iea?he4;tb?_. a
dock the people cheered loudly, and the {
keeper put his arms around her'trunk,
and kissed it with delight. As for IxW~*
Highness, she trumpeted out her pleasure
in a scries of whistles and scredms. T?ott 'i
advancing I stately up the w4MMB%n%HamA
reaching terra fit?ui once again, she
expressed her satisfaction by Lakic^^ij^^ ^
im her truuk, and tossing it up o^ Ber
back. Her Highness wu^'f^eflflMM19
in Central Park. yfaaw+t toft t$>
? m -- ? n , -
Napolcan eats horse meat dfcilj?;r
The Alabama correspondence wil}
make sixteen books of lour hundred
pages each. T t_r ?a...
Tho Income rcturus of I860 show an
increase of nearly 100 per cent, oter
that of 1867. ' '
Wilkcs County, Ca^ has bdugfct
used 700- tons of gtta.no ^MJPf^fkfkf^t
about 50,000. . J .
A National Convention of the opn??
ncnts of secret societies is to be held at
Chicago this month. S?mi m v;
The season at Cape May and J.e?&
Branch has already opened.
A man in I'liuccton has a ben that ?
lays eggs weighing four ounces each.
The famous Bodleian library at Ox
ford is cramped for room, and is to bo .
enlarged.
A sea turtle weighing over 900 pounds
Wi'R caught off the Virginia Capes on
the 30th ult., aud has yielded a barrel
of oil. ? v
The Methodist Bishop Kingslcy is v
about to start on an Episcopal missionary
tour around the world, the first ever
made. . _^
Bishop Colenso-, unwilling that either
Oxford or Cambridge shall have the ex
clusive honor of educating his sons,
?cuds one to each.
A paper down East makes this correct-'
tion : In our paragraph yesterday con
corning thirteen ministers who had been
spauked iu iufuuey, for spanked read
sprinkled.
Three hundred skilled English laborers
wore among the immigrant arrivals at
New York recently. About 200,000
Norwegians will arrive in the course of
the noxt eighteen months.
A gentleman residing in Lewioton,
Me., left his three little children at home
while he attended church last Sabbath,
aud when he returned he found them
busily employed iu cleaning the inside
of n 8500 gold watch with soft soap and,
A drunken man walking along the
stroot at night with his head thrown
bock, looking at the moou witb
contempt,.was beard to exclaim: *SSfom
needn't be so proud, Madame Moon',
You arc full once a month and I ovory
night."
Ilonry Clifford, a dcepcrato
after receiving sentence of ibur yea
the pottitentinry at S,, Louts, sprar-g <h?*
of an open window in tho criinjna! court
room, leaped a high iron fence, and
escaped.
A Mary land householder, whoso .
vnnt girl had rwa away with clot
which he had givou her in advance of
salary, eame upon her in the street, aat|
immediately stripped her there, ? #v
Orders havo been issued by ?he. Attf*
train Government that, on he? journey
and during her sojourn at the bath* ,of
Maricnbad, ex-Queen fcahelbt shall
treated wiih ail the houora duo to t^
aove?-*:=-u.