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CHEW, Corresponding; Editor
THEO. BERING, Oily Ageat.
.ouston, June 13. 1872
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A private dispatcn to the Ship
Channel Company from the Hon. D
C. Giddings, received last evening
states that he was before tbe Commit-
tee of Conference on the River and
Harbor Bill the night before* and re-
ceived assurances that the Senate
Amendment making appropriations
for Red Fish Bar will be concurred
in.
A Ride to the Pacific Ocean.—
It will indeed be a gi^t day when
-connection by rail shu^i b<« made
through Texas with the gre^ F ther
, of Waters, and before the enu of fit's
years it will be accomplished. Th v
the treasures of the old world in U; j t j
direction witt* be poured into the lap
of Texas. Then will oar State begin
to feel the great prosperity for which
she is so well constituted by Nature
Then will teeming millions makte up
-our population, and the evidences of
enterprise and great prosperity will
be accomplished. A ride to the
Pacific—who of Texas does not wish
to make it ?
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The Blues. — Young persons
should avoid them by all means
The; soon become second nature, and
lead the mind to a habit of dispone
dency, which becomes a life curse-
It is easy to throw off thisVnemy by
cultivating cheerfalness. Look upon
life as it ie, fall of sunshine and shad-
ows, and prepare youreaelves to enjoy
tbe one and bear the other. The
young person, who nurses a cheerless
disposition will fine rugged moun-
tains to climo all along tbe road of
life. It disqualifies him for all bus-
iness. It throws its blight upon every
thing be undertakes. It goeB with
him into bis home, and there makes
him and the other members of his
famiiy unhappy. It unfits him for the
* duties of son, brother, father and
citizen. It has turned the bane of
many men, and caused more suicides
than any other eause.
Be a man, a cheerful man, a brave,
noble man, ready to meet tbe ups
and downs'of life, as only such a man
can do. ^
«he CBATBiL BAILBOAD.
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The editor of the Corsicana Obser-
ver thus records a late trip np the
Central from Corsicana to where tbe
track laying is progressing.
The firet five miles of the road pas*
st a throng h heavy timber. After
reaching Chambers' Creek add cross-
ing the long bridge we emerged from
a denee bottom to be greeted by one
. of the most beautiful prairies in
.Texas Soft bretzes fanned our
eheek, and brought back the recol-
lection of the days when we hunted
the Buffalo and the deer- on this same
prairie, then a vast waste, now teem
ing with millions of wealth. How
great the- contrast! Yet it is but tbe
footprint of a great civilization that
is to develop and write a history for
COURTESY IN DISCUSSION.
We have before us a daily paper,
which uses the words " lie, lying,
liars, robber" various times as ap-
plicable to bis adversaries. We
utterly abhor such manner cf treat-
ment towards an opponent. It does
not indicate any ability to argue a
question, but the very contrary. It
is no evidence of personal bravery,
and while a brave man under the
influence of passion often uses snch
epithets, he never does it without
condemning himself in his calm
moments. He may feel that if L s
.adversary's ears alone had heard ii,
that he deserved it, but if he has
said it publicly, he knows and feels
that he has violated public decency.
Tbe editorial profession has its
" bullies" as well as tbe prize nog
They seem to imagine that they gain
public applause by aspersing others,
'but they always rather gain public
contempt and give their papers a
most unenviable notoriety. Married
men who love their wives and chil*
dten, would no more carry such
papers to their families than they
would carry tbem poison to drink.
Still these papers find readers,
men who laugh at their bad lan-
guage, while they condemn tbeir
low, beastly propensities.
An enlightened public sentiment
condemns all such disreputable con*
duct, for it is nothing less. These
men are assigned their level by pub-
lic opinion and that is a very low
one, and one they themselves have
made and deserve.
But public -opinion needs to go
even further. It should not patro-
nise any such papers and should let
them die for want of sustenance.
There are editors, who from this
cause are no more fit for their posi-
tions than a bad man is for Heaven-
They delight in low abuse, billings'
gate and vituperation, and imagine
that they are evidence of wit, sense
and editorial ability. They are
deceived and will ere long have no
papers to edit.
We have the " bailies" in legis«
tative halls, and with lawyer's li-
cenced at out1 Bars. We never
knew a lawyer who followed this
course, who did not finally lose his
practice, if he happened to have
any. Every reputable lawyer sets
his face against this class and they
soon find themselves without friends.
So with the " bully" legislator. He
meets his match, all such do, and
while he may make himself con-
spicuous, bu at the same time makes
himself ridiculous and contemptible.
If you have aught against a man,
go to him with it and never do vio'
lence to public decency by making
it appear thst you do not deserve
the respect of any man.
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A6BICI7LTUBAL ARD HBCR%!T-
•• ICAKj C0LLRK or TEXAS.
The amount of twelve thousand
dollars, drawn on July 8,1871, on re-
qu si tion, "to consummate the locas
tion" of the college, was loaned by
the Commissioners to Brszoa county,
to be expended in piyment of the land
donated, aDd three notes were given,
each for four thousand dollar*, aod
payable after six, twelve and eighteen
months, executed by Harvey Mitchell
and W. A. Savior. The Governor
has called on the Commissioners to
furnish a detailed statement, accom-
panied by vouchers for tbe expendi*
tare of the amount of fifteen hundred
do'in gold, drawn on May 3J,
lE7i. and eighteen hundred dollars in
cu.rency, drawn on November 29,
1871. This statement has not been
rendered; it i? o l .-rstood, however,
that the Commissioners claim these
amounts for - personal expenses.
These gentlemen are not. now Com.
missioners, It must further be borne
in mind that it was not until the
twenty-third of December, 1871, that
the attention of tbe Governor was
called to the freedom with which the
money was being spent for the col-
lege. The Governor then took measa
ores to stop the outlay, and called on
the Commissioners tor tbeir vouchers
and statements, as above stated. Tbe
twelve thousand dollars advanced to
Brazoa county seem properly secured,
and it is expected will be refunded to
the State Treasury.— State Journal.
The Journal also gives a statement
in detail of all tbe moneys drawn
from the fund for tbis College, by
whom and when drawn and what for,
making the total of $16,876 80 cur*
rency, and $1500 gold. This $1600
is stated by the Journal to have been
drawn by G. B. Slaughter, P. E. Gro
thaas and J. G- Bell, and the $1800
currency by J. W. Johnson, said Bell
and GrothauB, and therefore we sup*
pose them to have been the Commis-
sioners referred to. In the account
also appears $561 75, drawn by said
Johnson, GrctLaua and Bell, for "in«
cidental expenses,'' and Slaughter has
no charge of drnwing anything except
his help to tbe other two named
above, to obtain the $1500 gold. ThuB
it appears, counting tbe gold at 110,
that the Commissioners drew out the
sum of $4011 75, aod no voucheis
have been returned by them for-its
expenditure. Governor Davis did
right to require these vouchers, and
if not furnished satisfactorily, suit
should be instituted against them. If
they are honestly entitled to the
money, let them show it, and if not
let it be so made to appear.
The first station, 10 miles on the
road, is Rice, named ior Wm. M.
Rice, of Houston, one of tbe first pro-
jectors of the road, and one who is
eminently worthy of tbe compliment.
At twenty*two miles we reach Eunis,
named so in honor of Col. C. Ennis,
Comptroller of the road, who has
from tbe beginning been one of tbe
most energetic business officers be
longing to the road. At forty miles
from Corsicana and fifteen from Dal-
las we reached the end of the iron,
and from necessity bad to stop.
This is pronounced to be the best
section of road North of Houston, and
if there is no detention the people of
Galveston, Houston and Dallas will
shake bands at Dallas by tbe first of
Jtly.. The crops all along tbe line of
the road are more promising than we
remember to have seen in many
years.
A New Brunswick, N. J , farmer
had a flag-raising lately to celebrate
tbe purchase of a new farm, inviting
in his neighbors to meat and drink
while a band of 20 pieces discoursed
music After the raising a race came
eff between Gen. Grant and Horaoe
Greeley, two mules, in whiob the lat«
ter won by halk a neck.
Among the old-line Democrats of
the Northern and Western States
there are no three statesmen so in
flnential as Horotio Seymour, George
H. Pendleton and Thomas A. Hend
ricks.
The public already ;know on tbe
very best evidence how Gov. Seymour
and Mr. Pendleton stand in regad to
the acceptance of Greeley and Brown
by the Baltimore Convention.
We have very excellent authority
for saying that Mr. Hendricks* has
recently expressed opinions on that
eubiect in close accord with those
entertained by tbe two gentlemen
first named:—N. Y. Son.
A brisk amateur Btudent approach-
ed Mr. Opie, the great historical
painter, with the question, "Pray,
sir, may I ask what you mix your
colors with ?" "With brains, fir,"
was the prompt reply.
One of the banners carried by the
Germans in celebrating the .fall of
Paris was inscribed : New dish—
Frogs smothered in aacerkraut.
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LETTER FROM CORSICANA.
Corsicana, June5,1872.
Editor Te egraph.
The crop proBpects in all the sur*
rounding region ot country, and from
here to Red River—so far as I have
heard, and I have made it my busi-
ness to make strict enquiry—are all
that could be desired. The corn crop
is now as a general thing folly made.
It wi!i be without any more rain, a
fuU*average one. A rain when the
ears began to full would greatly in-
crease the quantity of the yield. -
Fruit of many varieties were fast
ripening. Peaches will eoon be plen-
tiful. Tbe cultivated grapes will
eoon be ripe and in great abundance.
Tbe wheat in Northern Texas of
1872, has already been converted into
flour, Tbe yield is greater tban for
many years past. Cotton is growing
finely; rains, throughout all this re
gion. have been abundant tboug
not excessive.
Since the first^oflast January,
1872, ^here has scarcely been a day in
which any portion of the country
from tbis to Red River has suffered
for want oi rain. What a happy
contrast this to the condition of
thi#gs in this respect in many other
ot our sister States in which large
sections ot couatry are experiencing
the sad effects of a long continued
drouth 1 How grateful should we be
for plentiful rains!
Corsican&ians are ; preading them-
selves to accommodate the attendants
on tbe Demociatic Convention which
is to assemble here on the 17th inst.
From all parts we hear ot great en-
thusiasm in regard to tbis convention.
Ifris eopposed tbe number in attend-
ance will be largely over 1000.
By tbe time the convention meets,
fruits and melons will be fally ripe
and in great abundance. Tropical
fruits from'tbe coast, fee, ice creauic-
in short, all the luxuries which can
be procured will be provided for such
as may attend the convention.
The general health of this section
ie good. Steel Pen.
MR. VOORHEES' SPEECH.
No Democrat who loves his party,
no patriot who loves bis country, will
peruse the speech of Mr. Yoorhees, in
Indiana, intended as both explanation
aod vindication of his previous speech
in Congress, without sincere regret
for its untimely and inconsiderate ex*
pression. It is characterized by as
portions tor which no authority is
offered, and indulges *in inferences
that are wholly unwarranted by cur-
reut facts. More personal tban Dem-
ocratic in its spirit, its views have
borrowed none of tho light of the ex-
isting situation, bat are wholly retro-
spective in tbeir inspiration and
therefore inapplicable to the present
time. The clear right to discuss cur-
rent political topics with perfect free-
dom before the party assembles in
convention is not identical with a
purpose that breathes defiance or dic-
tation. Mr. Voorhees faces toward
the past. All his criticism of Mr.
Greeley concerns occurrences that are
long buried. Be does not see, or if
he does he will not admit, that
Mr. Greeley's letter accepting the
nomination changes all, is in
fact y a wholly ne* depart-
ure. He greatly mistakes in classing
the Greeley wing of the Republicans
with the Grant wing, for the Cincin-
nati platform proclaims the differ-
ence to be impassable. It is a gulf
that the latter cannot fathom. If it
were not so, bow are we to account
for tbe eager praise with which the
New York Times, nicknamed "Grant's
Own," greets this speech of Mr.Voor-
hees, and welcomes its sentiments
with obsequious flattery ? Or for the
visible apprehension of the Republi-
cans that the Democrats will endorse
the Cincinnati candidate? The letter
of Mr. Greeley, so admirably con-
densing the Cincinnati declaration,
so eloquent in its affirmations and
disclaimers, is indeed a .new depar-
ture; it says what the Administration
neither by itself nor its organs has
ever yet said; and it conveys the ex-
act sentiments which have been again
and again proclaimed by the Democ-
racy, in language that has gone
straight to tbe popular heart. As the
St. Louis Republican observes, "No
such sentiments have ever been pro
claimed by the Administration par-
ty;" and it is a fatal error, therefore,
to declare, as Mr. Voorhees does, that
between Granfcand Greeley no differ-
ence exists—Boston Post.
Soon you will' hear tbe Church
bells calling you to Sabbath School
and ^ubiic worship. Da not fail to
heed them, but go ard you will feel
happier ior it to-moirow,
TEXAS NEWS. . , :
Crops are reported as backward
and in the grass in Houston county.
A heavy crop may be expected from
Falls aod Milam counties.
Capt. T. J. Beall, of Brazos county,
is not as was reported and as we -had
supposed, opposed to the Cincinnati
ticket, but i% strongly in favor of
Greeley and Brown, and opposed to
a Democratic nomination by the Bal-
timore convention.—Marlln Telegram
. The Cosmopolite (Ra^ic^lLa.
mar. county, hoista the names of
Greeley and Brown.—Houston Tele-
graph.
A mistake ; the Cosmopolite.is not
a Radical paper. The old Vindicator,
the predecessor of the present Cos-
mopolite, was. Will the Telegraph
please correct I—Union Republican, *
A number ot visitors have already
arrived at the Lampasas Springs, and
a lively season is anticipated.
The people of Walker county are
talking about organizing an emigrant
aid association. It is a winning card.
The distance from Corsicana to
Dallas is 55 miles.
Sheriff Dirks of Galveston, has
been required by State Comptroller
Bledsoe, to give a new bond as col«
lector of taxes. He is given until the
2lat proximo to file tbe bond.
The fruit season has fairly com-
menced. In addition to strawberries,
cherries and dewberries are now ripe.
PlnmB and blackberries will soon be
on hand, and then peaches and ap •
pies. All kinds of fruit are abun-
dant, wiEh a prospect ot being ot floe
quality. We always enjoy tbe fruit
season, which properly regulated,
lasts here nearly the year round—
North Texan.
The Railroad.—From a gentle*
man who has just arrived in our city
from Victoria, we learn that the work
on the railroad is going on rapidly.
The late rain has put the ground in a
fine condition for grading, and there
are any amount of laborers at work.
He intorms us that many of the plane
ters have proffered help as soon as
their crops are laid by, should*there
be need of moie laborers
Wood.—The wood of a certain
family in our city had subsided ot late
rather faster than usual for warm
weatner, and so a neighbor's dog was
borrowed and tied in proximity tc
said pile of wood, a few nights since,
with sufficient rope to perambulate.
A short time before day tbe owner of
tbe wood heard somebody calling him
lustily. He got up and went out and
found a representative colored mor-
tal, young in years, lying on his bac">.
and bis dogsnip standing over him
Of eouree he had taken no wood—that
night —San Antonio Herald.
Annual Examination—The ex-
amination exercises of Waco Univer-
sity begin on the 17th and close on
the2lst. They promise to be of more
than usual interest tbis season, and in
addition to the college exhibition
several distinguished gentlemen from
abroad will address ■ nimbly.—
Waco Examiner.
A young "jouspaliat has recently
written up his experience with a
traveling circas company to which he
bad attached himself for the purpose
of learning, by practical knowledge,
something about life in the circas
arena. He gave himself up to menial
services, and his purpose was knpwn
only to the proprietor ot the show.
His account of the mode ot liiej>b~
served by the circus people indicates
that with tbe latter tbeir business is
a very earnest, prosaic occupation.
The glitter and gilt and epangles of
circas life exist only in the ring and
on the parade. Instead of finding
himself among people of a sometimes
questionable sense of propriety, he
soon learned that his temporary asao
ciatc, male and female, were staid
and decorous in their conduct, with
all the little anxieties that v&s other
classes in the endeavor to "get along,"
not at all dissipated, and only too
anxious to seek repose as soon as they
get home from the evening perform*
ances. In the special troupe with
which he identified himself neariy all
the lady performers were the wives of
male membeio of tbe company, aod
the moral atmosphere of tbe show
was unobjectionable. Tbe same ma-
trimonial relationship existed between
the women who sold lemonade, cake,
and candy to the audience and the
ticket agents or other employees. In
every department of the business the
amateur found that a strict moral dis-
cipline prevailed. All the inferiors
were answerable to tbe superiors set
over them by the general head, the
proprietor. The insight given into
the life of these people, while mate<«
lially different front tbe popular esti-
mate, is, on the whole, very credita-
ble to a class whom public opinion,
too often uncharitable in its cooclu
sions, is frequently disposed to taboo
as wanting in the better attributes of
human nature.
THE CeWUBBPATII PI-ODI^a.
Y-.n- < v • rr :
Particulars cf her Capture as Girea
by the Officer la Command;
Off Ba.hia, October, 1864.
Sie—I have sent duplicate reports
of the capture of the C. S at?a?Der
Florida to the Hon. S. K. Mallory,
Secretary of the Navy, but aa it ia
probable that he has received neither
of them, I make this report to you;
and in doing so, 1 beg leave to call
your attention to the fact that before
entering the harbor of Bahia we with*
drew the shot from our guns, and af«
ter being requested by the Brazilian
naval commander to anchor in shore ot
his squadron, we allowed our steam
to go down; and that more than one-
half of the crew were ashore, and
that those on board had just returned
from Liberty. Such was the condij
tion of the vessel when a little after 3
o'clock on the morning of the 7th of
October, 1864, the officer ot the deck,
acting master T. T. Hunter, sent
down to inform me that the United
States steamer Wachusett was under
way, and standiog for us I imme-
diately went on deck and saw
the Wacbusetts about twenty yards
off steaming for our starboaid
quarter; a moment after, sbe
struck the Florida a very severe
blow, keeled her over eo that the
water ran into her port air ports, and
broke her mizzenmast into three
piecea, carried away tbe mainyard, in
the slings, stove in the bulwarks,
knocked the quarter-boat in on deck,
started the beams for about thirty
feet, and jammed tbe steering wheel;
at the same time ahe fired two of her
great guns, and between two and
three hundred pistol Bhots. She then
backed off about one hundred yards
and demanded our surrender, Con*
aidering the circumstances nnder
which we were placed, I believe she
could run the Florida down before we
could fire a gun, I, therefore, consult-
ed with Lieut. Stone, and finding that
be agreed with me, that we could not
contend against her, I surrendered
the Florida. I then went on board
the Wachusett and surrendered my
sword to Capt. Collina, but protested
against tbe manner in which be had
cadtured us. Soon after this tbe
Florida was turned out to sea by the
Wachusett;
Very respectfully, your obedient
servant.
Thos. K. Porter,
- *_ Lieut, C. S. Navy.
Prom the New York Express, Democratico
Judge Ase Packer, of Pennsylvania,
is decided that the Democratic party
should endorse the Cincinnati plat-
form aod make no nomination. Ha
said recently: "If the convention at
Baltimore will do this, Mr. Greeley
will be triumphantly elected, aqd the
country witl have an honest man in
tbe chair of State, while peace and
quiet will once more prevail." The
same letter eays that among the
Democrats in Dauphin county, Pa.,
who have expressed themselves in
favor of Mr. Greeley, is Judge Brod«
head, ex-Speaker ot the State Senate.
&an Francisco |Garoaicle, Interview with
Fighting Joe Hooker.
Reporter—I suppoae you:.don't in-
tend to vote for Grant, for the next
term, then ? *
General H,—Well, I used to live
here io San Francisco, aud I've come
out here to visit my friends. But
I've got to £0 back in time to vote
for Horace Greeley next November—
in fact, that's about all I've got on
band this Bumtner
porter—You aeem enthusiastic
e subject, General. „ « ^
General H. (with a good natured
laugh) —Well, he's going to be the
next President'. I had that fixed be-
fore I came out here. His nomina*
tion Is no j )ke at the East.
Wild Fowls Obstructing a Rail-
road Ttain.—Sasy the Dea Moines
i Iowa) Register:
A singular cue of railroad obstruc-
tion. and one for which no remedy is
provided for in the statutes, occurred
a few evenings since on the Valley
road, in Greene county. Conductor
Livingston's train, when about three
miles this Bide of Grand Junction, in
pE-3sing through some low country and
near a pond, ran into an immense
flock of swan, brandt, geese, and other
wild fowls. The birds were juat
about to alight on the track as the
train drew near. Their number was
so great that the sky was completely
filled with them, * and tboae above
pressing down on the lower strata
forced them to alight on the car tops.
The engine, tender, and cara were
covered with tbe fowls, and some even
c^ung to the bars of the cow-catcher.
One stately swan had a wing injured
in the craali, and fou3d a resting place
on the headlight, from whence he was
taken by the engineer. The bird,
however, managed to escape i.om cus-
tody near Perry, and jumping from
tbe tender where he had been tied,
disappeared in tbe grass The raid
continued several minutes, quite a
number of the aerial army being run
over by the (rain, and somo half
dozen being captured by paaeengera
aod employees. Aa soon aa th birds
on top oi tbe flock began to realize
the situation t-bey soared away, fol-
lowed by the entire covey. Living*
atone Bays it was th^ biggest crowd
of deadheada that ever tsiea to board
his train.
The Coraican^ Observer returns
heartfelt thanks for a 5ft pound cat
fish.
The contract has been let to build
a fine Courthouse in Ellis cocoty,
The New York World argues vigo*
ruusly that the Democrats cannot
support Horace Greeley, which re-
minda us of a story ot the late Lola
Montez, who was once riding in the
carB and gratifying her Spanish fond-
ness for tobacco with a cigarette.
Said tbe conductor, "Madam, you
can't smoke here!'' Thereto the
Montez made answer, puffing a whiff
of smoke in the conductor's face,
"But you see I can, though." We
trust the World will find no difficulty
in applying this anecdote.—Otica
Observer.
Coal Discovert.—A splendid vein
of coal, six feet in thickness, has been
discovered by boring, within two
miles of Giddings on Rabb's creek.
The vein lies sixty feet below the
surface, and is pronounced by those
who claim to be judges a good article
of cannel coal.
In boring, a vein of coal wa8 pierc-
ed near the surface, which resembles
that discovered near McDade. We
understand that 1000 acres of the
land has bean leased by our towna<«
men, Messrs. J D. and D. C. Gid-
dings, and that they will soon take
steps to bring the coal into market
If tbis be genuine cannel coal (and
there seems to be little doubt of it)
the discovery will be of untold ad*
vantage* to our State.—Brenham
Times.
Galveston, Jun« 7, 1872,
Hon- Saml Dodge, President Greeley
Club :
Sir—1 notice in thiB morning's Bul-
letin, in the formation of a "Greeley
Clbb," that I was elected one of the
•Vice Presidents " This action was
without my knowledge and unau>
thorized, and you will please have
my name erased. I have accepted
the appointment of delegate to tbe
Corsicana Convention, and while my
individual preference is strong for
Greeley, and my hope and belief ie
that the Democratic party will sup
port him in the ensuing Presidential
campaign, still, whatever I can do to
that end, or such influence as I can
use, will be done, and used within
the Democratic party.
Respectfully yours,
1. J. League.
—A MIOTARB| :
: $ ; r v
Tbe correspondents of the Noi
ero press are amusing themse'
with an incident of the Northern G
era! Assembly. It seems that '
Stuart -^Robinson, of, Jjoulsvtlle, r
in the House, arid ^TO ifiodf>rator m
ing him, invited D- Robinson io U
in prayer. While hd'WtiM making >.
way to the aisle, another Dr.Robinc
sitting further back in the house at
thinking that he was the party call*
on, proceeded to address die throne«~
Grace, using the pious political phr -
bqs which aie so savory to the North
ern palate. Of course all presnt wbn
were not aware of the mistake, sup-
posed that Stuart Robinson was avail-
ing himself of the occasion, to confess
his political heresies, and ask a tools*
tion from the Assembly.
As may be 6upposed( great joy was
expressed at the unexpected return
of the distinguished—so-called—pro-
digal ; the joy, however, was soe
dissipated, when it was discovered?*
that tbe reverned gentleman still dis*
criminates between politilal religion,
and Presbyteriapism.—Southwestern*
Presbyterian.
Lazy California bar-tenders nowa-
days place the ingredients of a cobbler
into a tumbler, and then wait for an
earthquake to mix them up.
A hickory pole sixty feet hlgii*
crowned with a white hat, has beee
raised as the Greeley banner at Tom*
kinsville, N. Y.
A Danburry was so frightened m
the sight of a spider that she kicked
her husband down stairs. So says ft
Connecticut paper, but it cannot
make us. believe that spiders have
any such effect. "Its too thin "
CITY ITEMS.
THE IMBROGLIO-
Resolutions', by the Discharged E
ployees---Tlisy Object to being
Called ' Strikers."
In common with other local excite-
ments the interest in the Central
Railway imbroglio begins to flag; nor
can we otherwise than believe that
the excitement into which the em«
ployees have bo suddenly fallen alee
falls apace. In a few days, whatever
tbe "situation," we may confidently
expect a recession of the fever.
HEMPSTEAD.
Thursday the employees held *
meeting at Hempstead, of which engi-
neer Gan I was Chairman and JameK
Williams, Secretary. Resolution*
were adopted proposing to keep
themselves ele*r of the law; to act
civilly and without threats toward*
any person; o< t to do any work for
the Company till tbe "death warrant**'
be rescinded; - and. adopting the
"Houston recoiutions."
The resolutions were signed by the
following employees:
Geo Murray, D McNally, J L B<k.
vay, A M Ingle, T W Burke, B L
Jones, T Kennedy, J S Ward, F Gray,
Geo Camon, F Taylor, M C Giles, J
McCormick,D C Blancett, W Hinser,
A Walter, W H Huskeifh, J Duffy,
W Frazier, L Parker, J F Hoi lings-
worth, A Shaw, C M Karsoh, J H
Yardley, J W Rose, J Boyd, W C
Hudson, S Lake, J K Hancock, J H
Hilton, J Curry-
anotheb. : - v ' :
Another meeting was also held the
same evening at which A. W Specs®
cer President, and B. H Bates acted
as Secretary. Resolutions of a iike
character were adopted, protesting
against violence, and objecting to the
term "strikers," and appointing;
Messrs. Small, Spencer and Cook, a
committee ready at any time to ood*
fer with the President and Director*
of the Railway." '
Tbe resolutions were signed by the
following employees:
P H Kelley, W B Cowan,
B H Smith, C W Ricker,
Theo Treadway, W L Solomon,
O P Sieson, Wm Maberly,
Benj Bates, A W Spencer,
James Hicks, J M Wyae, _ ,
R Cook. *
COLORED.
Andy Withers, Wade Hamilton,
Wm Washington, Dave Hutcbins,
Ross Brown, Henry Watson. -
Stephen Chambers.
And over 1Q0 others
The very iateeG information n
could glean yesterday evening
that the Company were rapidly get-
ting engineers from a distance to fill
the places Of the old ones; that in m
few days the trains will be runnipgae
though nothing had happened; and
that,{finally, several of the disaffected
engineers had telegraphed tbe Com*
pany from Hempstead saying they
were willing to accept the condition*
and go to work again. If bo, tho
company may be regarded as tbe
winning chicken, and the great Cen-
tral railway imbroglio ot 1872 is vir-
tually at end, much to the relief oi
the traveling and business public.
AABBIAUES.
The following marriage certificate*
have been issued from the District
Clerk's office for the past week :
Otto Hoffman to Mibs Albertine
Kunecke.
colored.
Joseph W Robertson to Mary Jan*
Thomas.
William Ballet to Lou McMurry.
John Webb to Sarrah Baily.
Simon Churftbwell to C Connor.
Edward Densen to Hancah Ellis.
Henry Henderson to Sarah Jenkins
death?.
The following interments are re
ported by city sexton Pannil j
Reynolds, aged 35, congestive
fever.
Herman Meyer, aged 28, pulmoa-
consumption.
Child of Mr, Erlenmeyer, aged^
month", convulsions.
Child of M. E DuviBjCi
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