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IsTlhaiWnilshfclb Urd?-4og OA,
the ^ River; can he seen a very heat
little two-atorj frame Auaee^ i^^eTKPgV a,t
atxwt ao entire square, surrounded by a
bmntiful gardon, the occupant and own
er of / artaieatuhartagh a German, is what
we <*ff,odef^i^ Of New
Yo8V<nndrattk* ainong the weaUhicst.
Though of matt of little of no education,
it would make one's blood -no cold to
tieftet^ to hh)T daring exploits, and the
.^iTOUturea that he, has pisku4
threllgh !Mor 4he ^streets ?f<ovr easy.
IH* J?va, ?gq. hcmodea U\ th 1b
cotMt?y> k fbrftiot strwttgor, and with but
little money. This ho had the pleasing
Batist action, if such we l may call it, ot
being robbed of on his very first night in
the city, at a German boarding house in
Greenwich street. His vocation nt home
was <rtAift of JbHtight-scavenger, aud he
was not long in procuring a situation in
the same busiuess in this city. For live
years he*"followed the same as an employ
ee, which enabled him to save comddurn
blo money. During the time, he had
frequently tbund ninny valuables and sO
persistently < were applications made to
search for lust property, that ho eon
?ef^l the' nlca of working the sewers of
?uri4UNBt^ ?> its search. He had ahm
toittjaVAffttO acmstomed 'tosew^rs, as he
lubd,frequently been compelled to. clean
< hats Mjotj- and wan as much it homo in
these narrow and filthy passage ways ns
upon the streets. The ? leading contrac
tors in the above business found him ao
'Valuableand so daring an explorer that
tliry were continually calling his services
iatu requisition. There is hardly a
?i-eirer o?the inland in which he has not
been y, nud he seemed tu take a great in
terest In watching the building of new
?sewers and drains. He knows' their
?size, length, every turn and crook, their
inlets and outlets, und claims to have
hontttS -bvbnr tho (rrouii'i, ?j?!>ro
J?y the force of water, valuables that are
Jost are sure to .-eti le ore they can be
carried out into the river. It will be
remembered it Was a few weeks ago that
at matt was nrroud iu Hobokeu with
-quite a number of valuable articles in a j
basket, and it Was discovered that
lie had gor them out of the sewers of
New York. Now many presumed that
this was a new busincs.-, the like never
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 are very* careful uut to
divulge the same, as it is said they are
making an independent fortuue. It is u
regularly established business in France
and Germany, and in many places they
pay so much for the proceeds of the
sewers. It is said that there have been
those who have tried to accustom them
selves to the business, but who were un
able, in many instances, to eudure the
unhealthy odor and poisonous gases.
The first trip ever taken by our in
former along the sewers of the city was on
Court landt street, in search of a pocket
book that had been lost iu the sink of
one' of the prominent hotels on that
street, and which contain d 61,350 in
money, and drafts and notes to tho
amount of $22,000. The sink had been
searched, but all efforts to recover the
lost property were fruitlessj it wus evi
dent that it had been washed out into
the main sewer, and the owner offered
tho whole amount of uwuey in crash.
81,350, should it be rocovcred. Her
mann, for as such he was known among
his associates, concluded to work the
street sower that night and see if it was
possible to find the same. That night,
accompanied by two others, he equipped
himself in a full rubber suit, a revolver,
n hotok) a dark lantern, and a sieve shov
el, i'cscendiug, at tho first opening,
which was about a block below tho hotel,
ho set put oil his journey on his hands
and knees through the dismal passage
way. He had no sooner got well under
wsjr, the powerful light from tho dark
lantern affording htm plenty of light, when
he came face to face with one of the larg
est dock rats that ho had evor seen. The
power of the light seemed to stagger the
rat for a moment, wheu Hermann drew
his pistol and shot him dead. He then
resumed operations, and sifted a Tier mud
and filth us he weut along. Tho first
thing of note that he found was the body
of a still-born, about three or four
months old. On lifting it, it was so
much decomposed that it fell apart. A
little further, he picked up a silver watch.
With U .}???-.; Cord vi?u to It, auvt it ?iuu
evidently been some time iu the sower.
Keeping on, noon picked up two silver
^ble-epoouaj one bearing tho word, "Na
tional," and evidently belonging to the
hotel of the sumo.name, which is located
on the some street; he also picked up
part of an old silvftrjflro. As he lifWI
the piece of urn helf&t suuieU)i?g heavy
against it, which he at.first imagined to
be a piece of board ; but whon taking it
out, lo and behold ! It wim the identical
lost pocket-book. All was found safe
within; hut wet through and through.
Being unable to turn iu the sewer, he
was'forced'to back out; nnd in a short
time be %ris ut tho opening, and in a few
moments found himself safe on terra
?rrna. .Returning home, he dried the
bills, notes aud papers ; nnd the follow
ing morning handed over the hook and
contents to their owuer, who fairly
jumped with joy ut their recovory. When
told how it had been recovered, he could
hardly believe it. The $1,350 wss paid
over to Hermann, receiving, bes'des an
order for a ucw suit of clothes from the
?proprietor of the hotel. .
The most extended journey ever made
by Hermann was through Vcsey siretet
sewer to Broudwny, thenjee to Barclay,
find do An Barclay to tho ouilct St ihu
river. On Vcsey street he piustW^un
namorous'spoons of every description,
especially in the vicinity of the Astor
"House, aud the case of a gold watch.
He also found a broken bracelet, a d'.rk
ktiife, e^qd a.jair of gold spectacles. On
Broadway he found a neat cross banded
dirk, and on Barclay street picked np
over forty dollars iu mouoy. Sotitc two
years after the above jouruoy, he made
aunt her lour over the same route, and
found n lady's purse containing SI07 iu
gold, also an old pocket-book with eighty
four ccurs4u'iif ' ? y * * * ? > ?'*/." I it
Iu the sprihg of 18G-1, he was called
upon to recover a heavy gold wedding-,
riug, that hud becu dropped down u sink,
by a lady, and who seemed almost dis
tracted over its loss. Money was no ob:
Jnct if . the ring eould be recovered .? TLa
sink was cleansed, but no riug could be
found. The sewer was accordingly visit
ed that night, and utter u diligent search
of the passage-way leading from the
dwelling to the main sewer the ring was
found after nearly two hours' hard work.
He was made a present of ?"()() for his
trouble, besides what was awarded his
associates.
During the ten years that Hermann
followed the above life, he states that, ut
times, he fonud over 300 still-born in
fants iu the various sewers of the city.
As a general thing, ho would bring them
I Out at the opening at the river, and
would receive n certain amount from the
Coroners for such bodies, while they
wou4d be a benefit to the Coroner finan
cially for holding au inquest on the same
The press seldom took notice of such
trifling cases. In fact it was very rare
that publicity was given to any of them.
Chambers slicct. he states, was the great
est on rc:c*.d for finding still-born in
fants, lie never visited it but he was
sure to come across oue or two, and some
times us many ns five or six. Tho only
reason ho accounts for there being so
many on the above street was that there
Who located iu that street one of Ihc most
noted abortionists ever known iu this
country, and in Whoso house hundreds
and huudrcds of females havo been
operated on, and abortions produced.
The sink was, of course, used to curry
oflf and conceal that which would have
once been a human being. The woman
who thru occupied tho building now re
sides in one of the most costly mansions
on Fifth Avenue, where she carries on
the same business, but only cuters for
those of wealth, and who can pav her
the highest prices for nor services. Any
pleasuut afternoon she can be seen riding
out on Central Park iu her carriage, and
often accompanied by somo delicate
young woman who has been a victim to
her hellish practice.
One night Hermann detcrmind to
make a tour from rivor to river. Ho en
tered one of the large flowers on the
North River side and cam? out fit the
mouth of Maiden Lauo sewer ; at one
place he came in contact with hot steam
from a boiler, but it being Sunday, it did
not ttmomit to much, nnd ho passed it
with little or no trouble. During the
journey he found any quantity of things
??spoons without number, a silver cup,
two rings, a liquor flask, a new pocket
book, empty, a bundle of lawyer's pa
pore, a necklace, and any number of
pieces of coin.?New York fi Malay Mer
cury. . 1
LVilhbi Yoiix Means.
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;??Thi? b.pteawntL" eapalainedayouog
husbaud, taking his seat in tho rocking
chair aa tho supper thiugs were removed.,
Tbk.fire glowing iu the grate, revealed a
pretty mud ueatly furnished sitting room
with all the appliances of comfort. The
fatiguing bus mess of tho day was ovo?,
and hu sat eujoying what be had all day
been anticipating, the delights of his own
fireside. His pretty wife, Esther, took
her work and 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
cwld rain beat against the wiudows, and
he thought he felt really grateful for all
his present comforts.
"Now if we only had a piano," ox
claimed the wife.
"Give mo the music of your own sweet
voice before all the pianos io creation,"
ho observed complimentary; but be felt
a certain secret disappoiutmcut that his
wife's thankfullncss did u* t happily
chime with his own.
"Well we want one for our friends,"
*uid Esther..
"Let our friouds come to see ?*, and
not to hoar a piauo," exclaimed the hus
baud.
"But, George, everybody has a piano
nowadays?we dou't go. anywhere with
out seeing a piauo," persisted the wife.
"And yet 1 don't know what we want
rone for?you will havo no timo to play
on one, und I don't want to hear it."
"Why, they are so fashionable?I
think our room looks nearly naked with
out one."
"I think it looks just right."
"I think it looks very naked?we
want a piauo shockingly," protested
Esther emphatically.
The husbaud rocked violently
"Your lamp moke's, my dear." said
he after a long p mse.
? vWhep-are g"??H *?| S*** ? on in
phone lamp ? I have told yon a dozen
times how much we need one," said
Esther, pettishly.
??'j hesc are very pretty lamps?1 uever
Cult see by a eampheue lamp," said her
husbattd. "Those lamps are the pret
tiest of the kind I ever saw."
"But, George, I do not think our room
is complete without u eampheue lamp,"
I said Esther, sharply. ??They are so
fashionable! Why, the Morgans and
Millers, and many others 1 might men
tion, all have them; 1 am sure wo ought
to."
"We ought u?t to take pattern by
other people s expenses, und I don't see
any reason in that."
The husband moved uneasily in bis
chair.
"We want to live as well as others,"
said Esther.
"We want to live within our means,
Esther," exclaimed George.
"1 am sure we oan afTord it as well as
the Morgans, aud Millers and Thorns;
we do uot wish to appear mean."
George's cheek crimsoned.
"Mean! I am not mean!" he cried
angrily.
"Then wo do not wish to tippenr so,"
said the wife. "To complete this room,
and make it look like other people's, we
want a piano nnd enmphunc lamps."
".We Want?we want 1" muttered the
husband ; "there's no satisfying woman's
wants do what you may," and he abrupt
ly left the room.
How many husbands arc in a similar
dilemma! How many houses and hus
bands arc rendered uncomfortable by the
constant dissatisfaction of a w ife with
present com forts and present provisions !
How many bright prospects for business
havo ended iu bankruptcy and ruin iu
order to satisfy this secret hankering al
ter fashionable necessaries ! Could the
real cause of many failures be kuown, it
would be found to result from useless ex
penditures at homo?expenses to uuswer
the demands of fashion and "what will
people thiuk V*
?My wife has ftmdo uiy fortune," said
a geutleinen of great possessions, "by
her thrift, and prudence, and cheerful
ness, whon I was just beginning."
"And mine bns lost my fortune," an
swered his companion, "by useless ex
extravagance und repining when I was
doing well."
What a world does this open to the
influence which a wife possesses over tho
iu tu re prosperity of her family! Let
the wife know her iufiucuco aud try to
us* it wisely end well.
Bo satisfied to commence ou a small
scale It is toe cumu: >D for youn^
housekeepers to begin where their mo
thers euded. Bay aH that is necessary
toj work skillfully wi&j adoru yoor
bouse witfi all that wil^ reader it com
fortable. Do not, look-it richer homes,
and eoyot .thou* cof?^ furniture. If
secret dissatisfaction is ready to spring
up, go a, step^further and-visit tho homes
of the suffering poor; behold dark,
cheerless apartments, Insufficient cloth
ing, and absence of all (hu comforts and
refinements of social life, and then re
turn to your own with a joyful spirit.
You will then bo prepared to meet your
husband with n grateful hcu/t) and be
ready to appreciate th^ioil of self denial
which he has endured in the business
world to sdrround you with the delights
of home ; and you will be ready to co
operate cheerfully with him in so ar
ranging your expense*/" that his mind
will not be constantly'harassed with fcur
lest his family expenditure* may cc
oroach upon public psyfhen'ts. Be inde
pendent ; a young housekeeper never
needed greater moral courage than she docs
uow to resist the nrrogifcnco of fashion.
Do not let the A's and B's decide what
you must have, neither let them hold
the strings of your purse. You know
host what you dun add "ought to afford.
It matters but little #hat people think,
provided you are true-to yourself and
family.?Lathe** lirjtrjmffry.
,
Colored A ui (-riefe In Russin
The following diep^eb from Cassius.
31. Clay, our Minister to Russia, to
Secretary Sewurd, will be interesting to
our readers, and instructive to the white
population of the SouVhcr? Stales :
Legation of t?e TRxited States,
St. PBTjjRSiiURo, Russia,
la'hrniltyO,.18G9.
Sir : Captain T. Morris Chester, lut.
of the United StatesJ Yoluutcor Army,
j being la St. l>oion?b?^r5^-araiing wcH ro
commended by distinguished citizens of
the United States, and being also well
educated, and of good address, I called
upon the Minister of Foieign Affairs;
and told him that I would not apply in
the usu ?1 way by note to have Captain
Chester, a colored American citizen, pre
sented to his Imperial Majesty, as there
was no precedent, and I did uot 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 wjshes iu
this regard. The Assistant Minister oj
Foreign Affairs, Mr. l>e Westmanu, uc
I quicsccd ill the proposal, and in a few
j days wrote me that the J^mporor had
j given orders to have Captain Chester's
name put upon the list fur the first pre
sentation. To-day. being the occasion of
a grand review of the Imperial Guard,
the Emperor sent an invitation to Gap
tain Chester to assist in the review,
which be did, riding around with Iiis
? Imperial Majesty's stall", und raking
lunch at 'he winter palace with the stall
officers, and a portion id* tho Imperial
fumilj, who accompanied the Kmperor
at the lunch.
I have made these facts known to you,
as I regard the affair of some importance.
We have four millions of colored citi
zens ; they arc with ms. and of us, for
good as evil. 1 think it is the duty of
all good citizens to try and elevate the
African race in America, and inspire
them with all possible sclf-rcspoct, and
prepare them for that ultimate influence
which they must sooner or Inter have
upon the political and economical inte
rests of the United States. These are
'hu viowrf which have iuflucncuu my ac
tion iu this case, which, not partisan iu
their character, I should hope would be
satisfactory to all patriotic American!*.
Having, however, discharged my duty,
as I ever do, without regard to p; rsonoi
considerations, I submit lay QCtibn iiank
ly to the judgment of the Department.
I am, my dear sir,
Your obedient servant,
C. M. CLAY.
Hon. W.M H. SkWABD.
A p >or man came to a minister and
begged to bo 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 minister demurred, saying,
that was quite impossible. No,"said
poor man, '?*;?{*) Bible tells ye. that
j if ye resist the devil, ho flees from ye; but
if yc. res ist her, sue fleer- at ye."
Asleep in Jesus.
a-rouein no incident or tiik latb war
In * secluded spot iu Hollywood, not
fur - from the banks of the river, is tho
grave of n young woman, nt the head of
which is a no.it marble slab, on which is
inscribed the uamo of the deceased and
three verses of the beautiful hyrah, tf?m'
incnoing with the Hue "Asleep in Jesus."
It has an interceding history: One day
during the war a physician was sent lor
tb la house of ill-fume to sec ouc of its
inmates. He /bund a pretty yuung wo
man sick, with slight disease, but labor
ing under that terrible malady consump
tion After the doctor hud 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. BHe ht*d loved,
not wisely, but too well, was betrayed,
and then abandoned by the mau to
whom she gave the lust proof of her af
fection.
Overwhelmed with shame and rcuiorsc,
she came to llichmond, and entered otic
of those houses which very few, once
having entered, ever leave but for tho
grave. Her health was failing; she ar
dently lunged to leave tho life she was
following, and appealed to thu doctor to
try to find her a home clsewhero. She
was willing to do the most menial work
if she could get a home with respectable
I people; to go anywhere, or do anything,
j to be. taken away from thu companions
and scenes of the life she was leadiug.
The doctor was interested, in her, and
with that true beuevolcnce which charc
tet i'/es the profession, exerted himself to
comply with her request. He related
the circumstances to n professional bro
ther, aud the two succeeded iu getting
her a homo with a j oor widow lady, in
tho suburbs of the city, \i\mi the condi
tion that when she was ublc she was to
assist ..in.the_u.urk of the household, &od.
when she was uot, that the doctors were
to pay her board.
She went to her new home, grateful
and almost happy. She worked when
.-he could, but was almost always sick.
Alter having been with the widow lady
u month or two, she professed couvcrsiou.
Her health steadily declined, aud ouc
day when the doctor went to see her, she
said to him : "Doctor. 1 know I have
nut long to live, and do not suppose
wllOU 1 die any one will think of put
i ting a monument over the grave of a
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 iu Jesus,'
Sic, over the spot in which my body lies.
It is a beautiful hymn, so consoling, and
sounds to me so much like peace ami
rest." She lingered a lew weeks longer
aud died. Her death was peaceful aud
i triumphant. Her body Was laid ill a
I quiet spot iu the beautiful cemetery, uud
thu doctor who had been her true friend
in life saw that hor last request was
Complied with. A neat marble slab was
erected at her head, and three verses of
the hymn she loved so well murk the
spot where tho repentaut Magdalen lies.
[Jiichinotttf J'JiKjuirt r.
Inukniouh Cuaradks.?A novel
pl.tii 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 individual, brighter than the re??,
exclaimed "Dolos?deal horso." Right
The curtain fell, and after n pause, rose
again, displaying to the astonished look
ers on the very Identical, irrepressible
rocking-horse, with his head in tho con
trary direction. We wcro 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" wnj as steady
as old time. At length a small boy, lute
from school, exclaimed "Suiuos," and it
was the "samo 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 moot you."
A word of five syllables. Give it up
"Metaphysician?met a physician." The
curtain foil, and was again drawn up?
only to exhibit tho samo portly gentle
man aa-ii &e girl mooting again. A
word of three syllables. "Metaphor?wet
afore" was the solution.
Nicely Cauoht.?At the masked
fireman's ball in New Orleans; week be
fore last, a gay and handsome nan, who
had refused to take his wife to the ball
on the plea of business, was much struck
by a st ranger, a lady in a mask. On tier
bo exerted*aril h)s fascination. ?
"Oh, sir, you quite put me out with
your flattery. I suspect you are a mar
ried maw,*' said the lady.
??No, indeed ; but I confess a willing
ness to get married since I hare had the
pleasure of seeing you," was the gallant
reply.
-'Indeed ! but you havn'tsaen my face
yet!"
'?No j but I know it is beautiful. The
exquisite grace thst accompanies every
thing you do and say tells me as much."
??Indeed I"
4 I think so ; hut you will no longer
deny me that satisfaction ; for I assure
you, bdy, I am in love."
'-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 any one be
fore IK
"Never! Your sex rppearcd 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" '
"Oan this be true ?"
"It is, indeed."
-Tarn mad with impatience, since it
will be the only face my heart will ever
mirror. It lias upon it no rival impres
sion."
"You arc so persuasive I can no long
er deny the privilege? look 1" and . tho
mask was removed.
It was his wif??
"The devil I" said the discomfited
Benedict, indulging in a prolonged
whistle.
?. "Oh tiOj my dear ; only the face that
has no rivai impression on your heart!"
"Say, Mary, let's call it square, and go
home." -?BnwT.j.L.1.
* I i hiuk we'd better."
And they went.
i? i i mn>ii
Josh Billings' Philosophy.?I
have heard a grate deal cedabout'-broken
hartes," and there may bo a few oy them
but mi experience is that next tew the
gizzard, the harte is the tuffest peace
ov meat in the whole critter.
There is nothing in this life that will
opeu the pares of a man so mutch as tu
full in luv; it makes him as fluent ac a
tiu whisscl, as Umber as a boy's watch
chain, and as per lite as a darning niastei;
j bis harte is ax full ov sunshine ?z a hay
field, und there aiu't any more guile in
him than there is in a stick of mcrlasscs
candy.
It strains a man's philosophee the wust
kind tew laff when he gits beat.
Wimmin are like flowers, a little
squeezing makes them the more fragrant.
Matches may be mado iu heavin, but
thu arc giuerally sohl down here.
Musick hath charms tu soothe a sa
vage; this may be so, but I would rather
tri a revolver on him fust.
Pasiiunck ok Job.?Everybody izin
the habit ov bragging on Job; uud Job
did have considerable pashuuee, but did
he ever koep n d ist rick skulc for 8 dol
lars a month and board around or run a
kountrco noospaper?
Did he ever reap lodged oats down
hill on a hot day, and have all his gallus
buttons bust opb at once?
Did he ever have tho jumping tooth
ache and be made tend the babe while
his wife was over to Parkinses to a tea
squall ?
Did ho ever get up in the morniu' an
ful dri, and tuff it 3 miles before break
fast to got a drink, and find that tho man
kept a temperanco house?
Did he ever undertake to milk a kick
ing heifer, with a bushy tuil, in fly time,
uud in a lot ?
Did ho ever sot onto a litter of kittens
in tho old rocking-chair, with his sum
mer pantaloons on ?
If he could du all these things, and
praise the Lord at the atme timc> all I
have tu say iz, "Bully Job."
[Jos/t mUi'ua?,
A quantity of sugar in the hands of
various merchants tu Duouqup, Iowa,
was seized on Friday last by Govcruuiont
officials. Tt is a portion of th*= ctirx^o
smuggled at New Orleans uud distributed
by a Chicago commissi >n hon o thrtghoat
the country.
A Monster gusto Ab*1.
elephant in the world
York %rtass*asaa<hil m\Uim. ttpV
is called the "Bpywsa/ if g^Efe
years old and stands twelve feet and a
half high. At aq early hoifenigtTDBy^
burg steamer dock at Hobokcn
crowded with an c?gtfr^b?Bjjes
waited patiently for the i
mal to come forth. At
Empress slowly and del
sharp at the ganj
gave a snort and
like distant thunder, a
nosed to ftafce troubje.v "Ma*
sprang ahead, and in the most e
manner persuaded . Her ^?^^b4&BO?
descend. The ship almost careened as T
she advanced a little more to the side1/
and one huge foot, like a pillar of the- '
C u storn' House, rested on" ttW gang platiMta*
There was something absolutely^tdktatfS
ing in the way the gigantic beast would
reach forth her trunk and put it around
the keeper, who would pat it add again
invite the Empress to come on and
be afraid. The huge animal
descended, the'crowd parting
she advanced. When she:
dock the people cheered loudly, and. tho
keeper put his arms around her trunk
and kissed it with delight. As for Wj^*
Highness, she trumpeted out her pleasure
in a series of whistles and ? ii*w%*
advancing stately up the. wl
reaching terra fitvui once again, she
expressed her satisfaction by taking dirt
iu her trunk, and tossing it up on her
back. Her fiighuess winl^aflflMM0*
in Central Park. <jtd*aw?T ist a?
Napolcan eats horse meat daiojaroq naalasj
The Alabama eorreaponihjraev fjf
make sixteen books . of loos Jkondred
-r ?i ,.,?.-.? niitranQ
pages each. , _M~m
Tho Income returns of'lgo^sWwfaT*
increase of nearly 100 per cenr. otelr
thutoflSBT.
Wilkea County, Gad.
used 700 tons of guano,
about 50,000. f .
A National Couventiou of the oppo
nents ot secret societies is to be held at
Chicago this month.
The season at Cape May
Branch has already opoacd.
A man in Pliucoton has a hen that
lays eggs weighing four ounces each.
The famous Bodleian library at Ox- .
ford is cramped for room, and is to be .
enlarged.
A sea turtle weighing over 900 pounds
w;o3 caught off the Virginia Capes on
the 30th ult., and has yielded a barrel
of oil. MMflS
The Methodist Bishop Kingsley ia .
about to start on an Episcopal missionary
tour around the world, the first cvet
mad?"
Bishop Colenso- unwilling that cither
Oxford or Cambridge shall have the ex
clusive honor of educating his soon,
scuds ouc to each. *H i ?
A paper down Kast makes this correc
tion : In our paragraph yesterday lan^f
corning thirteen ministers who had been
spanked iu iufuucv, for spanked read
sprinkled.
Three hundred skilled English laborers
were 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 Lcwistou,
Me., left his three little children at hou>3
while ho attended church last Sabbath,
and when he returned he found them
busily employed iu cleaning the inside
of a 8500 gold watch with soft soap and
water. &mm\\\
A drunken man walking along the.
street at night with his head throw**
back, looking at the moon with S9Y09e%ft
eontempt,.was heard to exclaim: liYe*
Uovdu't be no proud, Madaroo Moon!
You are full once a month aud I ovory
night."
Henry Clifford, a desperate huretaf,
after receiving seufrooeo of \\>w years in
the ponttentiary at 8t, Louts, sprang out
of an opon window in tho criminal couri
room, loaped a high iron ffcaee, and
escaped.
A Maryland "householder* whose
vant girl rnd ran away with ck
which he had givou her iu advance
salary, earn? upon her in the street, aw
immediately stripped her there.
Orders havo boeu issued by the
train Government that, on hot fr alp in?
V ting her ac^a? st ^.^mm$ff.
Marienbad, ex-Queen Isabella) bhajl bn
treated with all the houors duo tc ??
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