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Wild.
Hobbible !—I suffered with catarrh for
thirty years; was cured in six weeks by a simple remedy
and will send the receipt, fi'ee, *0 a*l afflicted. Address
■with stamp, Rev. T. J. MEAD, Syracuse, N. Y.
tMuaM«wwngaM«——nsa
(Notice. — For want or space, many questions received
remain unanswered for some time. Eash query, if legiti
mate, will, in its turn, receive proper attention. We must
request our correspondents to write plainly and state their
wishescoucisely, if they would receive concise answers.
Many notes that are received are so nearly illegible that
they find their wav at once to the waste-basket. 1
W. M. W. —lst. Joseph Balsamo was
none other than the famous charlatan known as the
Count Alessandro Di Cagliostro. He was born in
Palermo on Juno 2, 1743, and his naino and title
were the invention of himself. At the age of 15 he
ran away from a seminary he was placed in, tout
was caught and sent to a monastery, where he be
came assistant to the apothecary, from whom ho
learned something of the properties of drugs. By
1759 ho had become the shrewdest rogue in Paler
mo. Ho assumed a different name and character in
every different country, now appearing as a necro
mancer, then as a nobleman, again as a naturalist
or physician, while the daily exercise of old tricks
,anu the concoct on of new ones imparted an inex
haustive elasticity to his inventive genius. He took
to himself a companion whom he called Alhotas,
and with him explored Greece, Turkey, Egypt, and
Arabia. In 1770 he introduced himseif to the grand
master of the Kninhts of Malta as the Count di
Cagiiostro.and received letters of introduction to the
Italian nobility. He married one Lorenz* Feliciana
at Venice, and she succeeded in making dupes where
his coarser deceptions would have failed. He
offered for sale an elix-.r which Insured perpetual
life and quietly passed himself off for 100, 150 or
200 years old. He traveled through Germany and
Dussia, and in 1779 at Mitau fie founded a Masonic
Lodge of high-born ladies. He arrived at Stras
bourg, France, and effected some wonderful cures.
He revived an old Egyptian Masonic order of which
he had become the grand Kophta, whose mission it
was to impart to its members the power of making
gold and of keeping death at a distance. He figured
in the diamond necklace scandal in France, and was
taken to the Bastile, but afterward liberated and
visited England but with little success. Eliza Von
der Recke, his most fervent Mitau disciple, exposed
him and he was expelled from Germany.. He went
to Switzerland, then to Sardinia and finally reached
Rome, where he attempted to found a new Masonic
Lodge but fell into the hands of the inquisition and
was sentenced to death, but that was commuted to
imprisonment for life,and he died in the dungeon of
Fort San Leon, in the duchy of Urbino in 1795.
2d. The German ocean steamer, “General Wer
der,” now lying at the pier of the North German
Lloyd Company, in this port, will start next month
on ite journey round the world with the Woodruff
Scientific Expedition. The Azores, Queenstown, St
Petersburg, London and Havre, will be visited »be
fore the fall, when they will proceed to the Medit
erranean and pass through the Suez Canal to India,
China and Japan, returning to San Francisco, the
objects beinsz scientific purposes. It has accommo
dation for 250 passengers.
Kings County.—The following particu-
Jars we have gathered for you concerning the regi
ment known as “Anderson’s Zouaves.” They were
first camped at Snedeker’a, Jamaica, L. 1., in May
1861, and were shortly after removed to Saltersville,
Jf. J., a little place with Newark Bay on one side
and New York Bay on the other. Colonel J. Lafay
ette Riker had great trouble in getting the regi
ment accepted by the State authorities, and it was
only after a considerable time they succeeded in
getting their uniforms and accoutrements. The
costume was agreed upon to be a blue Zouave jack
et with a red edge on which a row of brass bell
buttons in lower corners of which the letters “A.
2. the pants blue, and the leggings and gaiters the
same as the French Zouaves. Eight companies
were mustered into the service at Camp Lafayette,
Newark Bay, on June 30th, the colonel being J. La
fayette Biker, whose commission dated afterward
from October 25,1861. Tney numbered at this time
over 800 men and in July were removed to Biker’s
Island. In August they numbered 1200 and on
August 13th, regimental colors, the gift of Major-
General Anderson, and manuiactured by Tiffany &
Co., and elegantly finished, were presented to them.
They left on August 21st for Camp Cameron, Wash
ington, D. C., and were enrolled as the Sixty-Second
N. Y. Regiment—“ Anderson’s Zouaves.” The bat
tle record of the regiment includes Yorktown, Wil
liamsburg, Fair Oaks, Malvern Hill, Antietam, Sa
lem Hights, Fredericksburg, Marye’s Heights, Ope
quan, Cedar Creek, Gettysburg, Rappahannock Sta
tion, Fisher’s Hill, Petersburg, Wilderness, Spotts
ylvania, Coal Harbor, and Fort Stephens. The first
colonel, J. Lafayette Biker, had date of rank July
3, 1861; date of commission October 25, 1861. He
was killed in action at Fair Oaks, Va.. on May 31,
1862. The second colonel was David J. Nevin, rank
ing May 31, 1861, and commissioned June 20, 1862.
He was mustered out on the expiration of his term
of service, Juno 29, 1864. Theodore B. Hamilton
was next, ranking from June 17, 1864, and date of
commission Nov. 11, 1864, and was mustered out
with the regiment on August 30, 1865, though not
as colonel. The regiment was raised and organized
for three years service, and on the expiration of its
term of service, the original members (except vet
erans) were mustered out, and the regiment, com
posed of veterans and recruits, retained in service
until August 30, 1865, then mustered out in accord-
. ance with orders from the War Department,
Old Beadbb.—Alaska is a Territory be
longing to the United States, formerly known as
liussiaa America, its area, including the islands,
is 580,107 square miles, and its population in 1870,
129,097, of whom 26,843 were natives, 1,421 hall
breeds, 483 Russians, and 350 natives of the United
States and foreigners uot Bussian. There were not
more than 1,300 completely civilized inhabitants.
It is a country of volcanoes, there being no fewer
than sixty-one volcanic peaks already known in ths
territory, though but ten o. these are in activity at
present. The climace is by no maaus as inhospita
able as that of corresponding latitudes on the east
ern coast of North America. In regard to climate it
is divisible into three regions, the mean annual
temperature in the Yukon district being about 25 F.
and the ground remains frozan to within two or
three test of the surface throughout the Sammer.
The Summer is short, dry, and hot. May, June,
and a part of July constitute the pleasant season;
then the rainy weather begins and lasts till October.
The highest temperature ever recorded in this re
gion was 70° F. The climate of the Aleutian dis
trict is warmer, the mean annual temperature be
ing from 36° to 40° F. January, February, and
June, are the pleasant months. A still warmer and
moister climate is characteristic of the Sitka dis
trict. The town of Sitka is the rainiest place in the
world outside of the tropics. Tne mean annual
temperature is 44.07°, but tne average temperature
in Winter is proportionately much higher than in
Summer, being only a little beiow the freezing
point; while the excessive rains in Summer make
that season unduly cold. Alaska is not a place for a
poor man to make a home for his family. Tne agri
cultural resources are practically confined to the
Aleutian and Sitka districts. Yukon affords excel
lent fodder for cattie, but no grain has ever been
raised there, and the only vegetables which have
succeeded aie radishes, turnips, and lettuce. At
Cook’s Inlet good oats, barley, and root crops can
be raised without much difficulty. The fisheries
and the fur trade are the leading industries of the
territory.
M. B. B.—lst. The riot act was not
read at all, so far as we can find, on the occasion ot
the Astor Place Opera House riot on May 10th, 1849.
2d. The military were ordered out by Gen.Sandford,
at the pressiu 4 request ot Mayor Caleb 8. Wood
hull. The officers told the Sheriff, John V. Wester
velt, that if the men were not ordered to fire they
would have the muskets taken from them, and he
ordered the military to fire over the people’s heads,
to the great disgust of the officers, who were in
clined to fire low. 3d. The Mayor has the power to
call out the militia in this city, in case of riot or
emergency, without consultin' the Governor. 4tb.
••Has the Sheriff of the county now, or did ho ever,
have anything to do with calling on commanders or
militia regiments for assistance?’’ In the Revised
Statutes or New York, Vol. 2, page 681, we find the
following clause treating of the duties of Sheriff:
“Whenever a Sheriff or other public officer author
ized to execute any process delivered to him, shall
find or have reason to apprehend that resistance
will be made to the execution of such process, he
shall be authorized to command every male inhab
itant of his county, or as many as he shall think
proper, and with such arms as he shall direct, and
any military company or companies in said county,
armed and equipped, to assist him in overcoming
BUch resistance, and, if necessary, in seizing, ar
resting and confining the resisters, their aiders
and abettors, to be dealt with according to law.”
Section 82 says: “Every person commanded by’ a
Sheriff or other officer to assist him in tne execu.
tion of process as herein provided, who shall re
fuse, or without lawful cause neglect to obey such
command, shall be deemed guilty of a misde
meanor, and subject to fine and imprisonment.”
sth. There was a time when other companies and
corporations hold paid-up stock or interest in
new suspension bridge, but things were subse
quently arranged that now no one has excepting
the cities of New York and Brooklyn, through their
corporations. 6th, There will be no toll for toot pas
sengers.
M.OREDA. —“ Please state which is the
oldest republic, Andorra or Switzerland?” An
dorra is a small republic situated between the
French town of Foix, in the department of Ariege
and the Spanish town of Urge!, in the province of
Lerida, in valleys shut in on ah sides by the Py
renees, excepting od the south along tne Belira and
its affluents; area 203 square miles; population es
timated at 12,000. Ic is divided into six communes.
The Andorrans having assisted Charlemagne
against the Moors, were rewarded with the privilege
•of sell-government, the emperor only reserving'to
bis crown some feudal claims, which were ceded in
819 by Louis le Debonnaire to the Bishop of Urgel.
The republic continues to maintain its independ
ence under the suzerainty of France, and the au
thority of the Bishop of Urgel. The republic pays
a biennial tribute oi 960 francs to France, and one
of 891 in the intervening years to the Bishop of
Urgel. Tney speak a Catamnian dialect. The Bishop
of Urgel is the sole dispenser of ecclesiastical
patronage for four months, his appointments bein'*
subject to papal ratification duryi>? sthe rest ot the
year. The establishment or Switzerland as a re
public may be dated from 1315, when a perpetual
confederacy of the three old Cantons was estab
lished. Lucerne joined in 1332; Zurich in 1351 ;
Glarus and Zag in 1352, and Bern in 1353, when the
eight united Cantons creeled tne “perpetual league
of the eight oltl places of the confederacy” so
called, because no new members were added to
the confederacy till 1481, and these enjoyed many
privileges until 1798. There are now twenty-five
Cantons in Switzerland. Andorra is therefore th«
oldest of the two republics.
Joe Wallace. — ibis correspondent
writes from Thurlow, Pa., as io.lows: “I have just
received the Dispatch of Marca 30th, and on tne
Baptist Church question would say that my mother
was a member of the Baptist Church in Oliver
street from 1828 till about 1846 or ’47, under Rev.
Spencer H. Cone, and then went to Broome street,
corner of Elizabeth street, with this congregratiou,
they still having Bev. S. H. Cone as minister.
Broome street church, my mother says, was not
finished till 1847 or 1848. Then Broome street had
frame shanties on the corner, where the church
row stands; therefore the church on the corner
of Broome street was not the first Baptist Church.
My mother is seventy-four years of age, conse
quently she must know something about it. There
was no split in the congregation ol Oliver Street
J 3 apt Ist Church, and it was never called the Ma
riner’s Church until the congregation under the
Bev. Ira A. Steward, of Cherry Street Baptist
.Church, between Pike and Eutger’s streets, took
tt when they named it the «Mariner’s Temple.’
If you wish I will try to get the dates of these
.changes.” We are extremely Indebted to our cor
respondent fox his interesting communication, and
offer him our sincere thanks. The expression used
In Dispatch of March 30th, “First ” Baptist Church
bad not reference to the edifice itself, but to the
•«ft? yuat
T. J. W.—lst—Laura Keeao was born
in England in 1820. She went on the stage at an
early age, and gained success at Madame Vestris*
Lyceum Theatre, London. In October 1851, eho
" played Pauline in the Lady of Lyons at the Olympic
7 Theatre, where she was engaged by Mr. Jamas -W.
8 Wallaok, Sr., for his theatre on Broadway, near
Broome street, this city. She was brought to this
country by the dramatic agent, J. Hall Wilson, in
1852, and appeared at Wallack’s Theatre on Sept.
20th oi that year ss Albino Mandeville in “Tho Will.”
Her maiden name was Leo, and she had been mar
ried to a Mr. Taylor. Her American career we need
1 not here follow. She died at Montclair, N. J., on
- November 4, 1873. 21. Gustavus Vaughan
t Brooke was born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 25th,
r 1819, and made his first appearance as an actor at
j the Theatre Boyal of bis native city iu May 1833. as
William Tell. He made his first appearance in
America at the Broadway Theatre, this city, on
j Dec. 15th, 1851, as Othello. He was lost at sea on
, his way from London to Australia in the steamship
t “London,” on Jan. 11th, 1866. 3d. Charlotte
j Saunders Cushman was born in Boston, Mass., on
July 23d, 1816. She died in the same c.ty on Feb.
t 18tb, 1876.
F. H. B.—lst. “ Will you kindly in
’ form me of the oxaot distance by water—the course
which would probably be taken by a swimmer—
from Spuyten Duyvol Creek to the barge office at
1 the Battery, via the North Biver?” He would re
quire to swim between fourteen or fifteen miles, as
' he has got to do the full length of Manhattan Is
-1 land, beside the many deviations from a direct
route necessary. 2d. Au appeal from the decision
• of the chair is a matter of right, but not a debatable
’ question. The presiding officer, by usage and
1 courtesy, has the right to assign his reasons for his
decision before the question is put on the appeal.
The question on an appeal is, whether the decision
1 of tho presiding officer shall stand as the judgment
’ of the body itself. If a majority vote in the affirm
ative, the decision stands; if not, it is reversed. An
appeal cannot be put on an appeal; that is, a second
appeal cannot be entertained wniie the first re
mains undisposed of. A mere opinion of the chair,
drawn out by an interrogation on points of order,
is not subject to an appeal. To be appealed from
it must be an actual decision on a question coming
up legitimately in the progress of business.
Bbix.—“ Who is right ? My wife says
you know everything, and 1 kick a little at that;
then she looks kinder out of one corner of her eye
as we agree to ask you one question, and if right,
it was to answer for all hereaiter. Wnat is the best
mode to clean oil paintings—something that we
can rely upon ?” To clean oil paintings, dis
solve a small quantity of salt iu some stale urine;
dip a woolen cloth in the mixture and rub the
paintings over with it till they are clean; then
wash them with a sponge and clean water, dry
them gradually, and rub them over with a clean
cloth. Should the dirt be not easily removed by
the above preparation, add a small quantity of soft
soap. Be very careful not to rub tne painting too
hard. The blackened lights of old pictures may be
instantly restored to their original hue by touch
ing them with duetoxide of hydrogen, diluted with
six ©r eight times its weight of water. The part
must be afterward washed with a clean sponge and
water,
Fireman.—“Z. T. G. wagers F. C. that
the Shiftier Fire Company of Philadelphia paraded
more men than any other fire company from Phila
delphia or elsewhere during the grand Fireman’s
Parade at Philadelphia, on October 16, 1865. Please
decide?” Z. T. G. wins. At tho grand firemen’s
parade in Philadelphia, on Monday, October 16,
1865, companies from New York and Brooklyn were
represented. The line formed on Broad street,
and* countermarched. The whole route was not
gone over, on account of night closing in. The
largest number of men turning out was Shiftier
Hose, numbering nearly one thousand men, with
steam engine, hand-engine, two hose carriages, and
one truck. The Goodwill turned out seven hun
dred men, with the same number of machines.
There were in all forty-two divisions, numbering
four to six companies each, and Philadelphia turned
out her full complement of thirty-five engines.
Daniel A.—lst. There is an instrument
that will measure the exact distance you walk in a
day. It is called tne pedometer, and indicates the
number of steps taken in walking, and so ascertain
ing the distance passed over. It is usually in the
form of a watch, and when carried in the pocket its
index is caused to advahce a certain space by the
motion of the body at each step. You can obtain it
at Tiffany & Cos., No. 15 Union Square. 2d. A chro
nometer is au instrument for measuring time—a
time-keeper. It may be a portable time-keeper of
superior construction with a heavy compensation
balance and usually beating half seconds; intended
to keep time with great accuracy for use in astro
nomical observations, in determining longitude,
etc. A pocket chronometer is a chronometer in the
form of a large watch, usually beating half seconds,
but, in some cases, four-tenths seconds.
O’Conor. —Ist. The following are the
component parts of citrate of magnesia: citric acid,
four hundred and fiity grains; syrup of citric acid,
two fluid ounces; bicarbonate of potassa, forty
grains; water, a sufficient quantity. Dissolve the
citric acid in four fluid ounces, and having added
the magnesia, stir it until it is dissolved. Filter
the solution into a strong twelve-ounce bottle con
taining the syrup of citric, and then add the bicar
bonate of potassa and sufficient water to nearly fill
the bottle, which must be closed with a cork se
cured wi’th twine. Lastly, shake tho mixture occa
sionally until the bicarbonate is dissolved. It
would be much better, however, to purchase it in
prepared form at any drug store. 2d. We have no
record of anf such private organization, but will
inquire of it. ... -
W. J. L.—Yes, such an institution is the
Children’s Fold, at No. 157 East 60th street, for the
care of orphans, half orphans, and other destitute
children. Friends pay as able up to $8 per month.
Apply at the Fold, explaining the circumstances.
There is also an iustiution of the “Society for the
Relief of Half Orphans and Destitute Children,” at
No. 67 West Tenth street. The rate is $3 a month
in advance. Let the mother or yourself apply to
the Committee, on Tuesday, from 11 to 12 o’clock,
at the Asylum. Then there is the Orphan Asylum,
at Seventy-fourth street and Eleventh avenue, for
the gratuitous support and ’education of orphans.
Apply at the Home, with proof of the orphanage.
S. H. B.—“I have made a bet with a
friend that Harriman was at no time on Wednes
day, the third day of- the international walking
match, within five miles and one lap of Rowell.
Please decide.” You certainly win. At one A. M.
Wednesday, Rowell led Harriman Umiles; at two,
14; at three and at four, 17; at five and six, 16; at
seven, 19; at eight, 15; at nine, 14; at ten, 18; at
eleven, 17; at 12 M., 14; at one P. M., 11; at two, 13;
at three and four, 12; at five and six, 8; at seven,
eight and nine, 10; at ten, eleven and twelve M. and
one A. M. Thursday, 13. The nearest Harriman was
to Bowell that day was eight miles.
G. G.—lst. For freckles take one
ounce of lemon juice, a quarter of a pound of
powdered borax, and half a drachm of sugar. Mix
them, using sufficient water, and let them stand a
few days in a glass bottle until the liquor is fit for
use, then rub it on the face and hands occasionally.
2d. To make a sherry-cobbler use a large bar glass.
Take two wine-glasses of sherry, one tablespoonful
of sugar and two or three slices of orange. Fill a
tumbler with shaved ice, shake well, and ornament
with berries in season. Serve with a straw.
W. P.—lst—.We have no means of in
forming you of the amount of capital required to
invest in a certain business, but can only say
that in that in which you propose to invest, the
more money the better. 2d—The license of a
pawnbroker in this city is at present only ssl, that
is SSO for the license itself and $1 for com
missioners fees. It used to be Government SSO ;
State SSO and city SSO, but it is now ssl and for
the city only.
B. W. S.—The greatest number of
miles ever made in a six days’ walk was that of
Daniel O'Leary, of Chicago, at the first competi
tion of the kind, at Agricultural ball, London,
March 18, 23, 1878, when he covered 520 X miles, in
139 hours, 6 min. 10 sec., confining himself to walk
ing after the first fifty miles. Corkey made the
same distance but ran most of it, his actual time
being 137 hours, 58 min. and 21 sec.
Sattigarius. — “ What two chapters in
the Bible are exactly alike?” There are three in
stances where the resemblance of one chapter to
another is very strong, viz: 1 Kings, Chap. X. and
IL Chronicles. Chap. XL; 11. Kings, Chap. IX, and
Isaiah, Chap. 37, and Psalms 11 and 53 correspond.
They all differ* a few words, but the correspondence
is substantial, and they are regarded by Biblical
scholars as the same.
Header. —“ A bets B that Sweeney’s
hotel stands on the northwest corner of Chatham
and Duane streets. B says it is on the northeast
corner. Which is right?” The hotel is on the
northeast corner. Chatham street runs almos t east
and west, and Duane street nearly north and south.
Consequently the corner of Duane street, on the
north side of Chatham, which is toward the east, is
the northeast corner.
F. M.—lst. “Is Miss Josephine Lan
tens at present playing Eleanor Vaughn in ‘Davy
Crocket.’ with Frank Mayo, at the Grand Opera
House?” No, she did play the part the two weeks
preceding the last one, when she played Lucy Fair
weather in “The Streets of New York.” 2d. Miss
Josephine Laurens is really Mrs. W. B. Laurens.
3d. Mr. Frank Mayo was born in Boston on April
19th, 1839.
Dora C. C l.—Your queries are of
a nature that cannot be answered by us. Our ob
ject is to furnish useful information on subjects of
interest in a general way, but were we to assume
the functions you would put on us, and begin to in
vestigate private characters and careers, the whole
paper would be inadequate to the necessities. We
must decline to interfere in the private affairs of
any one.
G. A. M.— The Astor Library is for
study and references, no books being ta*ken away,
i'he Mercantile Library is in As.or Place, and its
privileges are obtained by the payment of small
annual dues. The Apprentices Library belongs to
the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen of
the city of New York. It is free to apprentices ;
other persons are required to pay small annual
dues.
J. O. D.—The origin of the word or
its proper spelling we have been unable to discover,
although we have taken much pains •to do so. By
some it is spelt Binacle, others spell it Pinacle,
Binocle, Pinocle, and Penukel. Germans seem to
be as much in doubt as to the origin and true spell
ing of the word as Americans.
Brooklyn.—lt is evident you over
exerted the larynx and the trouble is a very serious
one. It is called Aphonia, and denotes loss of
voice from an affection of the vocal apparatus, or
irom a paralysis affecting the muscles concerned in
phonation. Consult a physician as to the condition
of your throat.
Englishwoman.—lst. We are not ac
quainted with the song mentioned. Tell us who it
is by. 2d. The name “Gladys ” has no history
that we can reach. We find it used as a middle
name iu aristocratic English families, but do not
find it once as a family one.
J. B. Mac.—Mansfield Tracy Wai
worth, son of the late State Chancellor, Reuben
Hyde Walworth, was shot by his own son and in
stantly kdled in the Sturtevant House, this city, on
June 3d, 1873. The Sturtevant House is at No. 1,186
Broadway.
T. T. B.—We have not got the name
of the man who collected the receipts for licenses
from liquor dealers, promising to collect the
amount of the receipts and distribute it pro rata
between them, nor would the receipts be of any
use now.
Subscribes. —The distance to walk
from the corner of Bowery and Hester street to
Jerome Park and back again we would put at
miles,
Yorkville.—Wo have no space in this
i column for mathematical conundrums, liefer te
itUa tulea of vulgar fiywttoua In any arithmetic.
NEW YORK APRIL 13, 1879.
a ! w > Mo E. —lst. Yes, you can get a sep
n I station from your wife for drunkenness. You mast
i* go before a magistrate with witnesses to the .act,
e and’he will take into consideration your income
c and fix upon a proportionate sum of alimony.
; New York OoNracnoNßßS Guard.—A
3 writer inquires for the name and residence of some
3 member of this organization, which ho says existed
iu 1873. The cap tain’s name was B. Meyborg. Can
• any of our readers inform him ?
Desirous.—All applications concerning
1 O’Leary’s forthcoming pedestrian contest must be
x addressed to William B. Curtis, Spirit of the Times,
1 P. O. Box No. 938, New York city. There you can
• learu everything about it.
s Old Subscriber.—We do not know
i anything of the affair ourselves further than its ad
i vertisement, but wo have had intimation by several
i of our readers of the fact that they received the
) promised plate.
i Jebe. Cleaby.—The spelling, compo
sition and narrative powers of your papor are not
of a nature to justify us in the prosent publication
of it. It is not redolent of anything funny or on
" teriainiug.
1 A. B.' C. — You have only to put
t yourself for a short time in the charge of a good re
. liable physician, who will presoriba the proper
j medicinal remedies.
J W. M. G.—We have not any copy of
such a poem, nor could we publish it in this col
-3 uma if wo had.
i Aaron.—The average length of life of
1 those born in New York city is thirty-five years.
i Old Griffin.—The story, we regret to
t say, is not suited to our columns.
J Clarence. —The nickname for Clarence
l is “Clare” or “Clarry.”
; CONTENTS op inside pages.
SECOND T-A.GE :
J CONTINUATION OF “A terrible mistake."
HOW HE WON HER.
. FABLES AND ANECDOTES.
, HUMOR OF THE HOUR.
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A DANGEROUS EXPEKIMbNT.
If the Chicago Times is not the most powerful
Democratic newspaper in the country, it is car
; tainly one of the most sensible and independ-
■ ent. In speaking of the attempt of Congress
, to repeal certain laws obnoxious to the ma
jority by placing them as riders on appropria
tions, it reminds Congress that President John
son returned one of the bills with his signa-
l ture, but accompanied it with a message de
; daring his disapproval of the party rider, and
’ placing on record his vigorous protest against
■ that mode of breaking down the independence
: of the Executive. “Since then,” continues the
i Times, “no similar attempt of Congress to
’ coerce the President has been made until now.
i It is an appropriate time and occasion for the
1 Executive part of the Constitution not merely
to assert its constitutional prerogative against
j dangerous encroachment by a vigorous protest,
but to vindicate it in away that will be likely
to prevent any further repetition of the revolu
tionary experiment.”
It should bo tho law that no rider shall be
permitted on an appropriation bill. By means
-of riders on appropriations some of the most
infamous legislation ever perpetrated in this
' State was forced on the Governor. It was a fa-
- vorite method with the “Bing,” and by means
» of it many a nefarious scheme, which could
! not have had the signature of the Governor
• otherwise, became law. Notwithstanding Mr.
’ Garfield’s acknowledgement that theßmajority
in Congress had the right under the Constitu
' tion to put riders on appropriation bills, we do
t not think the framers ot the Constitution ever
contemplated the possibility of laws being
i passed m a manner so entirely unparliament
; ary, so destructive of the powers given by the
, Constitution to tjie President, and so at va
riance with decent] treatment of a co-ordinate
i branch of the Government of the United
j States.
Because a 'Republican Congress have done
something thej' should not have done, that is
> no good reason why a Democratic Congress
1 should repeat the dangerous experiment—dan
gerous, because if persisted in it will lead in the
J end to that conflict between tho Legislative
: and Executive branches of the Government
‘ which De Tocqueville in his treatise on the
United States Constitution so thoughtfully and
prophetically presents. The first experiment
begets fears in the minds of thinking men,
but if continued they lose their first apparent
r danger, are not watched, and until it is too
J late, without a convulsion of the country, they
. are not remedied.
i Should the President think it his duty to
j sign the appropriation bills, we trust he will
ask Congress to pass a law making riders on
t appropriation bills an impossibility in the fu-
■ ture. A question of such vast importance to
, the future peace of the country, to tho inde-
- pendence of the Executive, and to the proper
’ guards which the Constitution prescribes for
f the stoppage of hasty or mischievous legisla
tion, should be considered without partisan
f rancor or appeals to sectional prejudices. It
, should be treated with the dignity of a great
National measure, not by the petty, means
! which control primary meetings and county
conventions. In the question of the admission
1 of Mr. Bell, the Senator appointed by the Gov
ernor of Now Hampshire, the Senators rose
above mere partisanship and discussed it on
r its Constitutional merits. This question of
; cramping the independence ot tho President is
. of vastly more importance, and should be dis
cussed with the same independence of par-
• tianship.
i ;
IS IT AN EXCUSE ?
‘ We ask the attention of our readers to the
report in our city news of the examination be
. fore a Police Justice of a couple of the inform
t ers of Dr. Crosby’s Society for the Prevention
' of Crime. The two men swore that they were
t furnished witn money by the Society to buy
whisky, so that they could make complaint
- against saloon and barkeepers. This Society
J believe that jit is a sin to drink liquor, yet
> they furnish their spies with money to commit
3 that sin. Is not this “doing evil that good
may Jcome of |it ?” Could (anything be more
3 subversive of good morals than the inculcation
> of such doctrine ? We cannot for a moment
‘ think that Dr. Crosby would preach a like doc
trine from the pulpit, but yet he puts it in
- practice through the society of which he has
5 the credit, or, rather, discredit of being the
•' master-spirit. If it is wrong to sell liquor, it is
wrong to drink it; and if it be wrong for the
a common citizen to buy and drink liquor on
Sunday, or anv other day. belonging to a Soci"
ety for the Prevention of Crime does not Ab
solve a man of tho sin if he commits it.
I We believe as thoroughly as Dr. Crosby in
j temperance; but do not think that teototalism
| is temperance always. Some of the most bigot
ed men wo know are so-oalled temperance ad
vocates. Bigotry is never temperance. Nor is
it temperate or jast to regard intemperance se
the greatest vice. That it is the cause of much
of the misery of this world cannot be denied;
but that it causes greater misery than dishon
esty, or perjury, or licentiousness we deny. We
do not think that intemperance has caused
more misery than lias been wrought the past
few years by dishonest bank and insurance offi
cers. It is our opinion that an honest man be
ing tho noblest work of God, a dishonest one is
his most despicable creation. Dr. Crosby’s So
ciety for the Prevention ot Crime differ] from
us in this opinion. They act upon the princi
ple that it is no wrong to denounce drinking ae
sin, yet encourage men to drink so that saloon
keepers may bo convicted. To us this seems
paltering with the truth, and that consequently
they are guilty of rank dishonesty.
It is also wrong, to our thinking, to induce
men to break the law, and then permit the cor
rupters to be the prosecutors. Were a man to
induce a well-known desperado to do a bur
glary or a murder, would it bo accepted as a
good plea that the inducement had beau for
tho laudable object of punishing the burglar or
murderer? Such a plea would be kicked out
of court. Yet what better, if the offense is
smaller, is tho conduct of the Society for the
Prevention of Crime ? Wo can see no moral
difference between the men who Induce bar
keepers to violate the law and the men who
would induce others to commit graver crimes.
Tho fact is, Dr. Crosby's Society goes tho
wrong way to work to prevent crime when it
pays its agents to do “evil that good may como
of it.”
THIRD PARTY NONSENSE.
The Springfield (Mass.) Republican is not
pleased with either of the present parties, and
consequently desires that a third party should
bo created. The unerring cause ot this wish is
to defeat both Grant and Tilden, neither of
whom does tho Republican view with admira
tion. It fools confident that they are to be
the nominees of their respective parties. And
at present, though not inclined toward either,
we think that it does appear as though the
Republican’s fears shall be realized. But over
a year must elapse before the nominations will
be made, and many changes may occur in a
year in public sentiment.
Would it not be wiser for the Republican to
ally itself with its old friends and try to change
the drift of popular opinion which is now set
ting toward Gen. Grant, than to talk nonsense
about a third party ? If it but looks over tho
field of politics it cannot but see that there is
no question of public policy of sufficient im
portance to withdraw men from the parties
to which they are allied. When the Republi
can party was created it was in consequence of
tho repeated encroachments of the slave
power to which the eminent leaders of both
parties bowed.
The repeal of the Missouri Compromise was
the immediate impelling cause of the disrup
tion of the Whig and Democratic narties, but
for a number of years there had been much
dissatisfaction at the North with the way in
which both parties succumbed before a united
South—that is, a united South whenever aught
concerning slavery was in question. The re
peal ot a solemn compact was seized upon as
the pretext for breaking tho bonds of party,
and those opposed to Southern exactions,
whether Whigs or Democrats,' gathered to
gether and formed the Republioan party. Free
labor was arrayed against slave labor, and it
was to be a straggle to the death. The qnw
tion was a vital one, and it is only such great
questions as it that could possibly lead to the
creation of a third party.
There is no question in our politics nt pres
ent, nor is one likely to arise for some time,
which could draw the people from their politi
cal affiliations. A question of individuals cer
tainly would not do so. If General Grant
should be the nominee of the Republicans, he
will undoubtedly receive the great mass of the
Republican votes ; and it will be the same with
tho Democrats should Mr. Tilden be their
nominee. What use. then, of frittering away
time and strength in babbling about a third
party ? The Springfield Republican should re
member its success as an advocate of third
parties during the last eight years.
THEY MUiJT BE REMOVED.
One of the counsel for the Police Commis
sioners said the other day to a reporter that
the streets ot New York had been kept more
than passably clean. The lawyer may be of
the gilt-edged order, drive in his carriage, pass
through Fifth avenue and Broadway on his way
to his .business, and he may be, also, very
short-sighted. Fifth avenue and Broadway
have been kept fairly clean undoubtedly; but
what of Greenwich and Washington streets,
and Avenues A and B and numerous other
streets where the poor live in crowded tene
ments? Will this lawyer assert that they have
been kept passably clean? We have found
them intolerably filthy. Even reeking barrels
and boxes of garbage and rubbish and ashes
have lain on tho sidewalks for days before being
removed. It is but proper that the two most
beautiful avenues of travel in New York should
bo kept clean; but for the health of the city it
is more imperative that the streets which con
tain more inhabitants in a single house than
these do on a block should be kept in the very
best condition. If the gentleman learned in
the law had but walked through any of the
more crowded of the East side streets during
the past year be would have seen that they
were in the most fifthy state, inviting pesti
lence, obnoxious to sight and smell, and inju
rious to tho health of those living in such
streets.
And dirty streets is not the only charge pre
ferred against the Police Commissioners. They
are accused of neglect of duty. That they
have been neglectful of duty is something as
easy of proof, from the records of the Police
Board, as that the Commissioners draw their
salaries with charming promptness. Trials
have been appointed, witnesses summoned,
and the trials have been adjourned time after
time, without a word of excuse. In conse
quence citizens were annoyed, robbed of time
which should have been given to their work or
business, and the city has been deprived of the
services of as many as two hundred policemen,
from all parts ot the city, for several hours and
at numerous times. We think that this ne
glect of duty alone, without mentioning the
lengthy absences from the eity of the Commis
sioners, entitles them to removal.
If Gov. Robinson is the just man that he is
represented to be he will not hesitate in re
moving the Commissioners. They have proven
themselves incompetent, neglectful and use
less. Their rule has demoralized the police,
and they have been constantly quarreling among
themselves. For one-twentieth part of the
things of which they have been guilty any pa
trolman in the city would havn been dismissed
from the force. We think, and a majority ot
our citizens think 'with us, that the man high
in office should be held to a stricter accounta
bility than his underlings. If Governor Robin
son is of the same opinion New York will have
four new Commissioners within a week.
A MUCH GREATER LOSS.
. When Mr. Pilsbury was appointed Superin
tendent of State Prisons he was looked upon as
the fit man for the place, and men of all par
ties praised him. No doubt Mr. Pilsbury is a
well-intentioned and capable man, but his own
testimony shows him to have been weak and to
nave succumbed to the demands of Governor
Robinson and Smith Weed, who wished to
work the State Prisons iu the interests of Mr.
Tilden. He testified that he had said to Mr.
Wells, Warden of Auburn Prison, “If you don’t
resign I shall,” and he afterward acknowledged
that at the time he made the threat his own
resignation was in the Governor’s hands. What
we find most fault with Mr. Pilsbury for is that
when approached by Mr. Smith Weed ho did
not at once decline to listen to any talk about
removing a capable officer for political reasons.
Had ha done so be could have defied the Gov-
i ernor and Mr. Wee<L and he would have had
the applause of the people throughout the
BtaW.' Bo could have bettor afforded'to lose
■ 1 office and the friendship of Gorernor Bobinsou
I and Braith Weed than to lose tho confidence of ,
1 tho people and his own self-rospi'ot. This he |
did when he took part, not as an individual but j
as a public officer, in tho faction fight between ,
tho Tilden and Anti-Tilden Democrats of tho ,
State. Ho was appointed not to look after the ,
interests of a faction of a party, but to protect ,
tho interests of the peoplo, and to seo that the i
prisons were under proper discipline. He know ,
as well as any man that neither could bo done ,
so long as competent men could bo removed j
from waruonships and their places filled by ,
ward wire-pullers at tho beck of politicians. ,
Noone will pity him greatly should Governor
Bobinson accept his resignation. 1
“The Last of the Bowery Boys.”—
The New York correspondent of tho Rochester 1
Democrat says that we entirely pervert his
statement about Harry Venn and tho New York '
firemen of the olden time. Wo published his
statement and made our comments. We think
our readers will agree with us in saying that we '
did not pervert them. He says: “I merely '
mentioned bloodshed as among the common
features of the old-time fire companies.” When
people speak of “bloodshed” they do not usu- 1
ally mean bloody noses. He also says : “When '
I spoke of Harry Venn in connection with Goth
am Cottage, I made no insinuations against his
liquors.” No, but he insinuated that the peo
plo who went there were of the rowdy order.
We answered that the men who resorted there
were of the very best character, generally men
of intelligence and culture. He reiterates the
statement of Harry Venn having been tho “last
of the Bowery Boys.” And we reiterate that
ha never was a “Bowery Boy,” novar; was !
classed as one of them, and never associated '
with thorn. Tho matter, after all, isn’t of much
consequence to any but Harry’s old friends, .
and may as well end here. As wo said before
wo feel confident tho correspondent has been
imposed upon by some one who knows little of '
old New York.
Our Poor Little Snobs. —A country- 1
man who is on a visit to tho city writes to tho I
Evening Post to ask “ why it is that the young
men of Now York are so imbued with the desire j
to imitate the manners and the accent of Eng
lishmen?” We can assure tho countryman that
the young men of Now York do not imitate
either the manners or the accent of English
men ; but there are a few upstarts, the sons of 1
Shoddy, who think it gives them an aristo
cratic tone to swear “by Jawge,” and to drawl,
and split their hair in the middle. These fel
lows are mere noodles, who haven't brains
enough to understand that they are making 1
themselves the butts of the mass of our young
men. They do not know that the educated '
Englishman is a gentleman in manners, does
not drawl, and doesnot call his friend “my
doah boy.” The Englishmen whom a few of 1
our young men set up as patterns, are wretched
counterfeits of the real English gentleman, ’
mere little snobs who at home are strong on 1
barmaids and immensely proud of thoir ac
quaintance with music hall singers. Our poor 1
little snobs are but tho donkey imitators of
other snobs as brainless as themselves.
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A Fins Abt Exhibition.—There is 1
now on free exhibition in the Leavitt Art Gal- 1
lenos, No. 817 Broadway, a collection of one
hundred and fifty paintings of modern foreign
artists. Tho collection was made by Messrs. '
Goupi 1& Co., of Baris, and is remarkable for 1
the general excellence of the works presented. 1
The paintings are not all from tho hands of the
best known artists, but those of the unknown '
aje in many instances superior in conception,
drawing and coloring to the Works of the men
of work! renown. The place ot honor in the 1
exhibition is held by Oswald Achenbach’s 1
“Market Morning in Naples,” which is full of
life and brilliancy. There are a number of 1
paintings by the late promising young Ameri
can artist, Robert Wylie. One of these, “Wo
man with Decanter,” is a very charming study. '
“The Mare and Foal,” by Chialiva, is a very 1
striking picture. Indeed, tho exhibition is so
full ot fine pieces that it is almost invidious to
single out a few for remarks. So fine an array
of paintings is seldom seen in this city, and an
examination ot them will repay a visit to Lea
vitt & Co.’s Art Galleries. The sale will be
held next Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Way to Stop Street Murders.—
The people of Atlanta are taking the proper
way to prevent murders like that of Col. Alston ’
occurring otteu. Recently the grand jury in
dieted seventy-five persons for carrying oon-
' cealod weapons. Among the indicted were two 1
women. The grand jury also called upon tho
Legislature of the State to pass a law that shall I
put a stop to the buying, selling, owning, pos- 1
sessing, loaning, borrowing or bringing into the i
State any pistols, or in the buying or selling i
any pistol cartridges. This is, perhaps, going I
a little too far, but it shows a disposition to put ■
an end to the frequent street encounters, shoot- i
ing dramas, and murders too common not only ;
in Atlanta but in most cities of the Union. I
Two-thirds at least of the murders committed
in tho United States are without any plausible I
pretext, and are owing entirely to the custom i
of carrying concealed weapons. Were it not ■
for the custom, most of those rows which now
end in a murder would amount to nothing more <
serious than a black eye or a bloody nose. i
Lame and Impotent.—Was there ever '
a sillier attempt to bolster up a weak cause (
than that made by the Police Commissioners
last Friday ? The police inspectors and cap- .
tains were called to headquarters, and under ,
the eye of one of the counsel for the Commis- ,
sioners compelled to swear that the streets
were m better condition than in the Springs of
1877 or 1878, and that the police were not de
moralized. It is granted that the streets are
in better condition now than at tho same time ‘
in 1878. What does that prove ? Why, that ’
since the Mayor has had the Commissioners ’
under investigation they have performed the 1
work which they neglected the preceding two 1
years. This compulsory affidavit business is 1
the weakest dodge of a very lame and impo- 1
tent defense. 1
Much Cleaner Wobk.—Couldn’t Dr. ’
Crosby’s Society for the Prevention of Crime >
do something for the congregation of the
Brooklyn Tabernacle ? During tho investiga- e
tion now proceeding there has been some of tho (
tallest kind of lying, and there has been so j
many exhibitions of moral idiocy by the wit- (
nesses that we really think they need instruc- e
tion in the true meaning ot the Ten Command- ,
ments—especially the orders that “ thou shalt t
not lie,” and “thou shalt not bear false wit- (
ness." This would be cleaner work than em- {
ploying spies to get men to drink whisky and i
thus induce others to violate the law. By-the- j
way, are tho Ten Commandments part of the
creed of the Brooklyn churches nowadays,
any way? 1
— » • — 8
Will the Legislature Act Sensibly ? £
—The Special Committee on the Excise Law is ’
to report next week a bill that destroys the 1
“hotel clause.” Such a bill should pass. The £
“hotel clause” is a piece of ridiculous nonsense 1
so far as large cities are concerned, as these' t
have more than enough accommodation for £
travelers without compelling liquor-saloons to £
receive them. The clause may be of good
effect in villages where there is no acoommoda- j
tion for travelers but at the taverns. Will not ,
our Legislature have the good sense to strike 5
out the hotel clause from the Excise Law ? It j
is an intolerable nuisance in such cities as New t
York, Brooklyn, Buffalo, Albany, etc. £
A Blessing in Disguise. —The recent 1
elections in Ohio and Wisconsin are very en
couraging to the Republicans, who have been J
exceedingly successful in both States. Mr. 1
John G. Thompson, Chairman of the Demo- ‘
cratic State Committee of Ohio, seems to con- '
Sider the defeat in his State as a “ blessing in {
disguise.” It is an excellent thing to have a *
hopeful spirit, and Mr. Thompson’s is as cheer
ful as that of Mark Tapley. When Tapley was t
almost dying of the fever and ague his first 1
words on recovering his consciousness were, 1
“Isn’t it jolly.” Thompson seems to think i
that it is pleasant to be knocked down and 1
i dragged out. Happy Thompson 1 I (
Couldn’t bs Wobsf. —Our cotempora
ry, the World. does not greatly admire the ap
pointment of Fernando Wood as Chairman of
the committeeof Waysand Means of tho House
of Representatives. It says: “The country
will be cheated for two years more out of tho
rational and conscientious reforms in our fiscal
policy which it has a right to demand of a
Democratic House of Representatives.” The
appointment is a most disgraceful one, in
deed. There never lived a more arrant dema
gogue than Fernando Wood. He is utterly in
capable of viewing any question from a point
other than a merely personal or partisan one.
He is full of low cunning and excellent in in
trigues, but ho is entirely unfit for a place
which should be filled by a financier and a
statesman. The Speaker could not have made
a worse choice.
No house complete without its bottle
of bozodont. As a mouth wash it is most sana
tive ; as a toilet article a luxury, and its regu
lar use from early youth to old age, would tend
to secure and maintain beautiful and healthy
teeth. It is also most economical, as a few
drops upon the brush is all that is needed for
efficacy and pleasure.
Carter's Littlb Liveb Pills are un
like all other pills. No purging or pain. Act
specially on the liver and bile. One pill a dose.
and W.
AN UNNATURAL MOTHER MUBDERS HER OFF
SPRING.
She was a pale, sickly-looking creature, and
as she entered an elevated railroad station a
few days ago, everybody who saw her knew that
she was suffering terribly and was in trouble.
She took no notice of tho passers-by, but qui
etly took up her position in one corner of the
waiting-room and appeared as if watching for
the arrival of some one.
After a while her presence was noticed by
one of the employees of the road, and he ap
proached her and spoke kindly to her. He
asked her the nature of her trouble, but she
looked up into his face with such a pitiful
glance that ho had not the heart to question
her further. Later on in the evening the same
gentleman heard a groan proceeding from the
waiting room, and he immediately hurried to
the spot. Mr is a married man, and when
he looked at the female the thought at once
flashed through bis brain as to the cause of her
distress. She was about to become a mother.
Aid was quickly summoned, and a rude couch
was improvised, upon which the poor creature
was gently laid. In a short time she gave birth
to throe sweet little creatures. The ladies
present said that they had the dearest little
eyes that ever were seen. Two of the little ones
were females, and the other was a male. Tho
former were blondes, while the latter had jet
black curly hair, and “did not take after the
mother one bit.”
When the mother saw her little ones she
fondly caressed the fair ones, but exhibited a
repugnance to her brunette offspring. This
was noticeable to all present, and was com
mented upon.
After the mother appeared to be able to de
part she picked up the little dark-haired
stranger, and a lady present carried the other
two to tho platform. A train was approaching
and the stranger appeared to desire to board
t. The tram had scarcely reached the depot
when what was the astonishment of alt present
to see the female fling her offspring in front of
the locomotive. Tho little one fell through be
tween the cross ties, and was precipitated to
the pavement below. A passing Third avenue
car ran over it, and cut it in twain.
Ibis unnatural proceeding so exasperated
the station agent that ho took the unfeeling
mother by the ear and dashed her brains out
against the side of the depot.
Tho two orphans were at once thrown into
the water tank, and soon they too had passed
to the other shore.
The mother was Gillooly’s cat that had wan
dered up stairs, and all who witnessed her de
mise said that it servad her just right.
WHAT, HOI THE GUSHING MAIDEN AND HER
PA!
She had long golden tresses and was very
beautiful and fair to look upon. She stood by
the window of an up-town residence, and as
she cast her glances heavenward she solilo
quised thus: - - — — -
“Beautiful Spring, thou hast come at last.
The beautiful flowers will soon be here, and the
little buds are even now peeping forth, as if
naif afraid to appear. Soon tho merry warb
ling of the birds will be heard o’er woodland
and lea, nature will put on her bright new coat
of green, and all the earth will join in its praises
to Him who rules over all. But a few weeks
more and the forests will resound with the hap
py shouts of the little ones as they gambol over
the green-sward and entwine the bright leaves
into diadems for each other’s hair. The hus
bandman will then go forth and sow the seed,
which, nurtured by the bright sun and warm
rains, will anon spring up and be gleaned and
garnered for the Winter’s use. Oh, beautiful
Spring! how I lo—”
Just then there was a sound not unlike the
bursting of the boiler of a steamboat, and just
before the old man got through sneezing, the
words:
“ Sarah Jane, if you don’t put that window
down and go down inter tho kitchen and stuff
that duck I’ll kick every button off’n the back
0’ your dress. D’yer want er freeze a feller ter
doath ?” were wafted out to us as wo silently
glided along.
We could imagine that young lady’s feelings
as sbo slammed down the window, blew her
nose on her apron, and went out on the back
stoop to have a good old-fashioned snicker.
SMALL CHANGE.
It has been recently stated that a
Western man now has in his possession tho
original quid of tobacco that Putnam dropped
while riding down Horseneck Hill; and then a
Southern gentleman comes forward and says
that he has the socks that Franklin had on
when he went out to fly his kite. We think
they are both myths; but we will tell our
readers confidentially that we own the hole that
was put in tho platform of George Washington’s
breeches by a big buil terrier pup that inter
viewed him as he was leaving an apple orchard
in Mount Vernon.
The painful intelligence that the Gov
ernor of Kentucky was suffering from a severe
cold was flashed through the country by tele
graph on Wednesday last. On the following
day we received the news that “Pete,” the cel
ebrated trotting horse, was not to be sold by its
owner, who resides across the ocean. What,
oh, what would we do if it were not for the tel
egraph 1 Musn’t old man Morse, as he takes
exercise climbing the golden staus, rub his
hands with glee when he witnesses the benefits
he has given to the world ?
“ My heavens !” said Mr. Pugg, as he
looked out of his window, the other night, and
saw tho street-sweeper passing. “My heav
ens I what changeable weather 1 Last night,
when I went to bed, it was quite warm, and
now there goes a snow-plow.” Then ha shiv
ered, made a big fire in the grate, and doubled
up on the bed-clothes. When ho arose on the
following morning there wasn’t the sign of a
flake on the ground, and now Mr. Pugg don’t
drink.
Heb pa saw her busily engaged with
pen, ink and paper, and asked her what she
was writing. She told him, “Odo to Spring.”
Then the old wretch told her that he’d just
paid forty dollars to the butcher and over fif
teen to the shoemaker, and that if she owed
Spring anything she’d have to pay him herself
or lot him chalk it on the ice.
When you see a man out in the back
yard hammering blazes out of the parlor car
pet, you can bet on two things with a dead
certainty of winning. One is that there’s a
bill on the other end ot his house, and the
other is that it wouldn’t be safe to ask him if
he’s doing it for exercise.
An ancient writer once said : “No two
things differ more than hurry and dispatch
hurry is tho mark of a weak mind, dispatch of
a strong one.” He tried to disguise h.s mean
ing br spalling “Dispatcn” with a little “ d,”
but wo.know who Plato meant, the old rascal,
and wo take off our bat.
The Pop Gun Society of Brooklyn is
going to visit Canada on May 22. Henry Ward
Beecher is going with them and help them cele
brate tho queen’s birthday. When the queen
hoars of this last piece of news maybe she will
change her mind about having a birthday.
Thebe was a young man, a reporter,
Who, knowing, a girl, liiought he’d court her.
It was afterward said
That she was betrayed,
For he’d done what he shouldn’t oughter—
He had borrowed her ring and pawned it.
[Tho last line doesn’t rhyme, but it’s true.]
“A royal brewery supplies William ol
Germany and Bismarck with thoir beer.” In
tho olden time, if a common subject attempted
thus to malt-treat a sovereign his boots would
have been cut off just below his ears quicker’n
he could say Bob Jaokinson.
It is sa’d that “'Tis better to have
loved and lost than never to have loved at all,”
but when a man loses a hundred dollar bill that
he has lovod very dearly, ho is apt to stamp tbo
originator of tho above as a liar and a horse
thief.
The robin now sings his merry lay to
the inhabitant of the country, and the inhabit
ant of the country not to be outdone in polite
ness, returns the compliment and lays for tho
robin, with the tom-cat a good second.
Mr. Gallaghan has a lame foot, and
the other day one of his funny friends asked
him why he didn't leave it home, as the other
was big enough for two. The conumdrum
hasn’t been answered yet.
A man was accused in the Tombs police
court, a few days ago, with having committed
assault and battery. Ho complained that ho
only pulled complainant's nose, thinking it was
ripe enough to pick.
We counted four hundred and sixty
umbrellas in less than ten minutes on Broad
way the other day. and when wo asked the rea
son, the answer was that the Star man had pre
dicted a-clear day.
Look out, young man ; be careful how
you hang up your tailor. It has been decided
that pants obtained on tick are breeches ol
trust.
The last words he uttered as ho was
being jerked off bis feet by the fatal rope wore:
“It wasn’t Phair.”
The moon must have been full, on
Tuesday night, it was awfully swelled up on tho
evening following.
Taok hammers are at a premium.
A tub race—Washerwomen.
WMd Swami
Booth’s Theatre—Aimee and Brenoh
Ophba Bouffe— Mr. Henry E. Abbey, of the Park
Theatre, is the present lessee and manager also of
Booth’s Theatre, and last night he reintroduced to
her New York admirers the always delightfully
popular Mlle. Marie Aimee and a French opera
bouffa company, under Mr. Maurice Grau, the
equal of which, either in excellence, numbers or
Individual merit, has not been met with here. Mr.
Charles Lecocq’s delicious comic opera, “Le Petit
Duo,” was presented with adornments gratifying
to every eye, and surroundings of every kind
in rich, tasteful and appropriate form, the com
bined result being of a nature to dazzle and sur
prise. No work of the kind has ever had a more
charming representation than this one is graced
with, and nothing more satisfactory in the way of
beautiful singing and the very best of comic act
ing could be desired. The many charms of “La
Petit Due” have to some slight extent been already
appreciated in this city, but the first genuine op
portunity of realizing its many fascinations is that
now given. The new chorus is a very large one,
and is splendidly trained. Its number is claimed to
be sixty voices, and it is certainly effective enough
for that amount. The orchestra is one worthy of
such a musical director as M. Almeras, who has bo
iore this showed his powers in this city, and the
highest anticipations yet formed of the general
superiority of the production may fairly bo claimed
as fulfilled. Of the individual representatives of
the various characters wo will have on another oc
casion much to say in the way of praise, but
in the meantime need only mention that
Mile. Marie Aimee had a most warm and sincere
welcome back, and M. Jouard also found reasons to
convince him that he was still remembered here.
Mlle. Aimee’s Raoul, le Due de Parthenay, is ono of
her oompletost efforts, and will of itself ensure the
success of the work. M. Jouard, the De Montlan
dry, sings as well as ever and acts anti looks the
part to the life, and M. Dupuis leaves none of the
humor of Frimousse unrevealed. Mlle. Beaudet,
the graceful little lady who played the Duchesse iu
Mr. Duff's English production of the piece at this
same theatre, now plays it in French. She has ac
quired more confidence in herself and is greatly
strengthened by the presence of Mlle. Aimee. The
strongly humorous role of Diane de Chateau Lansae
introduces in Mlle. Raphael a comedienne of very
pronounced ability; and in the other parts are en
gaged the Mlles. Canonge, Vallot, A. Leroy, De«
blinde, Ea trad ere, Elsasser, Salvator, Ruffiuo, Ar
mand, Louise Duparc, Estephe, Seygaud, Sylla,
Bazin, Schiller, Marguerite and Berthe, and MM.
Vinchon, Hayme, Gavant, Jolivet, Terrancle, Borel,
Armand, Fargeron, Marchand, Lehman, Saleon,
Rufiino, Langenbach and Paaserard. “Le Petit
Due” will probably make Booth’s Theatre ring with
cheers and laughter for many weeks to come. Af «
ternoon performance on Saturday.
Grand Opera House.—Sunday Con
cert.—The concert of last Sunday was one well
worthy of the senes and pleased as much as any of
its predecessors. Mlle. lima De Murska sang Ros
sini’s ana “Bel Reggio ” from “ Semiramide,” and
Arditi’s “L’Orologgio,” and for encores “La Mau
dolinati,” and the shadow dance song from “Di
norah.” Signor Susini made his farewall appear
ance singing an air from “Le Nozze di Figaro,” in
Martini’s laughing trio with Signor Rosnati and
Mlle De Murska, and also in the duet from “Elixir
d’Amore, M with the lady. Signor Tagliapietra waa
pleasing as ever his selections being the romance
from “Un Ballo,” and “ U Balen,” from “Il Trova
tore.” Signor Rosnati sang Mattei’s “Non Torno,”
Donizetti’s “Spirito Gontil,” and in the laughing
trio. Mme. Teresa Carreno played the pianoforte
solos Liszt’s “Rigoletto” fantasia, the same com
poser’s study “La Campanella,” and Rubenstein’s
march “ Ruins of Athens,” and Mr. L. G. Kapp,
violin virtuoso, contributed a solo by Vieuxtemps,
and a fantasia from “ Masaniello ”by Aubar. The
artists announced for the twenty-third concert this
evening, will be Mlle. De Murska, Miss Markstein,
Signor Angelo Torriani, Signor Tagliapietra, Signor
Rosnati, Mr. E. Weiner, flute soloist, and Mr. L. G.
Kapp violinist. The selections will include favorite
gems from Blumenthal, Handel, Boehm, Schuberth,
Verdi, Liszt, Gounod,. Flotow, Alard, Mattei, Dap
pier and Thomas.
Haverley’s Lyceum Theatre. —“The
Little Duke” was repeated here during all the last
week of Lent, and the modifications were such as to
materially improve the representation. It was very
tastefully scened and costumed, and for the season,
tho attendance was very good. Lecocq’s “Little
Duke” will be followed to-morrow evening by the
same composer’s famous opera bouffe, “Girofle-
Girofla,” always considered one of the best in his
list, and one in which Mrs. Oates and her company
are certainly very thoroughly rehearsed, and the
work is one of the prettiest and cheeriest of its
kind. Mrs. Oates has frequently been seen in this
city as Clairette, and the cast will be as strong a one,
as can be arranged, while the stage-mounting will
be iu full accordance with the taste displayed in the
style of its predecessor. On Wednesday afternoon
Planquette’s lovely opera, “Les Cloches de Corne«
ville,” or “The Chimes of Normandy,” will bo
given for the first time in New York by this com
pany, andon Friday evening Mrs. Alica Oates will
have s benefit, the season of this troupe terminat
ing on Saturday evening. The other afternoon per
formance day will be Saturday.
Academy of Music.—The Easter festi
val reception and ball of Palestine Commandery,
K. T., No. 18, takes place Monday evening next, tho
14th. The committee, with their efficient and ener
getic chairman, Mr. George Ott, Jr., have been
untiring in their efforts to make this affair a grand
success. Dr. James W. Bowden, with the kind
assistance of several todies, has charge of the floral
decorations, which promise to be very tastefully
arranged. All visiting Sir Knights are earnestly
requested to appear in full uniform.
San Francisco Minstrels. —The usual
high order of excellence has been continued at
Messrs. Birch. Backus and Wambold's always cheer
ful opera-house; and whether in instrumentalism,
vocal beauty, humor, or clever dialogue, the spec
tator is thoroughly entertained at every point.
«• His Mud-Scow Pinafore ” still holds the boards,
and in it particular admiration must be accorded to
Mr. Ricardo for his refined and notably finished
representation of Josephine, a part in which be is
the peer of any lady who has yet essayed it. There
will boa change of bill to-morrow, and A fam 11 j
performance on Saturday afternoon-