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DIEM. •
COYLE.—This morning, Andrew Hayes, infant son
of D. Linn and Ca rrle-Coyle7 -- -
EVANS.—On the 12th instant, at the residence of her
son-in-law, John O. James, No. 1129 Arch street, are,
Susan Evans, in the 81st year of her age.
Funeral bervices •at the Billtown• _Baptist Church,
Bucks county, on Monday, 10th inst., at 1 o'clock. "
DOETII.—On August 10th, at Alertztown. Pennsyl
vania, Charles Hoeth,of paralysis, in_the 77th year of
his age. n... -
All his relations and friends are respectfully Invited
to attend his funeral, at Monument Cemetery. on tiatur
day, , August 13th, at 31; o'clock, on the grounds.
HOLLOND.—At Cresson, Pa., on Tuesday, August
Ib7o, Harriet Monona', of Philadelphia.
Funeral from her lut a re+fdence, 1214 Walnut street,
thf. ( Fridav 1 afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
MAX IFIELD.:O44 the THlCinstAnti"Ftvinklin Fisher, -
son of Williatnina and the late Joseph - Mania: a, in the
21st year of his age.
Itelativos end friends are invited to attend the funeral,
I rout the residence of lie another, No. GM North Nine
teenth otreet, at 4 o'clock, on Monday afternoon. "*
POW ELL.,—(M Friday morning, the 12th Inst., Mrs.
• i-atali - s. Fev,ril, widow of the Isaac Powell, to the
NUL ',ear Of her age. . • •
Relative, and friends of the family are invited to at
tend the funeral, from the residence of Dr. John Has
kins., East Goadom, Chester county, PIS, on Monday,
the 1511, init.. at 11 o'clock. Carriages erill meet' the
train from Philadelphia ( Media Railroad/ at
Cheney 'e Shupe Station. *"
WA LTER.—A t New Bed Lion, Chester county, Pa.,
on the 1011, instant, William Waller, in the net year of
HA -
400 EYREABCH STREET.
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Th” under.icned, viaitorg at Cape hlay, appreciating
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Messrs, BROWN dt, MULLINEB,
Conductors on the West Jersey Railroad,
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John F. Coombs,
Jerry IficKibbins,
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E. Morris, J. F. Cake,
Dr. F.G. Smith, E. T. PerkinS i
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John Welsh, John T. School,
.1. B. hicCreary, James Peabody,
Geo. J. Richardson, Don. Sam. J. Randall,
Daild Swat z ,
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Goo. J.ilolton,
Samuel Cooke.
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B. W. Colt,
John Thomas,
Win. Fritly,
Wm. F. Donaldson
:Tulin Davis,
F. McDvain.
B. G, Dobbins,
M. Hall btanten,
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and 1620 Lombard street, Disponsary.Department ,
—Medical treatment rid medicine furnished gratuitodsiT
to tba poor
THE WAR IN EUROPE
By Cabloj
THE SITUATION IN PARIS.
Protecting; the Corps Legglidatif---4,
Forced Bank note Currency—Ban on
the Hank of. France ..- - Marshal itishonar Preasure-Chest,_Captured.
LONDON, Thursday, Aug. 11, 1870.—The
special correspondent of the Tribune writes
from Paris on Wednesday evening as fol
lows :
Extraordinary precautions were taken to
day; to protect the Corps ..Legistatif.- Besides
infantry and cavalry, two batteries of artillery
were in position.
A forced currency of hank-notes is practi
cally established, fur a one hundred franc note
cannot he changed at a shop without paying a
premium. The Bank. of France still professes
to pay in specie, but gives only silver for notes.
The run on Abe bank to-day was very severe,
and some persons were compelled to wait five
hours for their turn. .Seven millions in specie
were paid out yesterday and to-day. • -
Private letters say tbat' Marshal Mac Mae;
treasure-chest, containing one , million
five hundred thousand franca in gold, was cap
tured by the Prussians.
PERILS OF WAIT CORBESPONOENTB.
Correspondents Arrested 'as Prussian
hides.-.tine of Them Banished from
kraute.
LONnoN, Thursday, Aug. 11:—The special
correspondent of the Tribune at Metz writes
that he was arrested at that place on Sunday,
together with Simpson, of the Lowkm //Ns-
News, • and Henry Mayhew, as Prus
sian spiet obbed' to renSphople,
arid with 'difficulty protected, by the
soldiers: They were repeatedly ex
amined by the military authorities,: released
and rearrested, their papers taken away, and
- w7e — lltially—chrrled before — Gen. CTifffinere's,
commanding in Metz, who threatened them
mMI death. After some delay, they were
again released, and ordered to leave Metz in
stantly, and quit France, either by Boulogne
or Dijon. They (Arose the latter. ffe writes
again from Dijon that be is under the charge
of a tmard, but was allowed to stop one night
[l, Dijon, and would proceed the 'next day to
Italy.
All France must have gone mad about Prus
sian spies, as Our special correspondent, jour
neying from London to the front, by Way of
Amiens, Lheinis and Chalons, says he was
stopped at a little place called 'Tergnier and
questioned hr thecitizens, the custom house
~f iottrs and fieu.2 , Pett;ines. Be was asked re
peatedly to produce his papers, and finally al
lowed most reluctantly to proceed, when they
were found to he all right.' Yet this eCitre§pon-.
dent is a French officer. After his examina-
Tion was concluded the authorities apologized
for the trouble caused hlm,but said that they
ere compelled to question everybody, so
great as the popular suspicion:
Chestnut
- - Wanted, a Sittuntton.
.
Circe
a Irtek copies from an 'English maga
zine pnlalishecl in July., 3810, fliefolloWing ad
vcrtisemerif,... wlficb, With a few obvious
cbanocs, might now be appropriately re
, pcatc7l: " WA.I. -- 7 - fi A - SIT rAT au Emperor
who has served in the highest and lowest ca
pacities. Refers for his military character to
rue Emperors of Austria and Russia. Engages
to show the way to any capital in Europe,
London excepted. Wishes to have it underr
stood that his civil qualifications are equal to
his military. Has studied imperial action and
elocution - under_ Talma._ Reteives ambassa
dors with propriety.' Speaks all languages (in
cluding the language of the Hades) with
fluency.- Is a - - good - writer. — Several . Of
papers have been inserted in the _Waite-ay..
Understands perfectly all the ceremonials of
a court., from a coronation to an abdication,
particularly expert in the latter. Sets up frt.'s
to the taste of any nation. Can perform
funerals if required. Deems it superfluous to
mention that any nation wishing to employ
him may be securer of the utmost liberality
'in the articles of morality and religion. Has
no followers. Pecuniary considerations no
object. N. 13.—Has no objection to going to
Deland.—July 1, 1815."
'Napoleon and Wallensteln
—The following,from Coleridge's translation
of Schiller's "Death of Wallenstein," is sug-
Fested by the position of the Emperor of the
rench at the present time. It is taken from
the fourth scene of the first act :
Wallenstein (alone). Is't so ? 'can no longer,
what I would?
No longer draw back at my liking ?—I
M ust do the deed, because I thought of it,
And fed this heart here with a dream?—Be-
cause
I - did not scowl temptation from my presence,
Dallied with thoughts of possible fultlhnent,
Commenced no movement, left all time un-
certain,
And-only Rcpt the road, the:access open?—
By the Great God of Heaven !--It was not
My serious meaning, it was ne'er resolve.
I but amused myself with thinking of it:
The free-will tempted me, the power to do
Or not to do it—Was it criminal
To make the fancy minister to hope,
To till the air with pretty toys of air
And clutch fantastic sceptres moving towards
me?
Was not the will kept' free? Beheld I not
The road of duty close beside me—but
One little step and once more I was in it'
Where am I? Whither have I been trans
ported?
No road, no track behind me, but a wall,
Impenetrable, insurmountable,
Rises obedient to the':spelle I muttered,
And meant not,—my own doings tower be
WO men
The Prussian Volunteer Navy
To increase the naval fprces of the country
during the'war, the King. of Prnssia oilers to
charter and arm at his expense-any niunber of
ships that will take part in the pending hostili
ties. The crews will have to be supplied by
the owners, subject to the approval of the
Government. They will wear the uniform
of the Federal navy, and be treated in every
respect on an equal footing. If a ship thus
chartered be injured or destroyed, she will be
paid for by the Government; if, on the other
hand, she capture or destroy a hostile vessel,
she will receive a premium of 50,000 thalers
for au iron-cased frigate ; 30,000 thalers for an
iron-cased corvette or ram ;. 20,000 thalers for
an iron battery ; 15,000 dialers for a screw-ves
sel, and 10,000 thalers for a screw of smaller
dimensions. If a shi is neither herself in.
pred nor successful in Injuring the enemy,
she must content herself- with the pay of the
crew, and with a hire amounting to one-tenth
'her value, which is awarded on' the charter
party being signed.
Gen. Prim s Position. \
' The Madrid correspondent of the NOW' York
Times says:
You will without difficulty understand that
the.klpanish.GoYerriment .h 3 sharply attacked
M.
ittrenemies respecting the truths uttered in
M. de' Gramont's circular. Gen. Prim is
causing explanations to be asked for in Paris,
but it is he himself, say the Republicans, who
ought to give' thorn' to. the country,
after having, :summoned the Cortes, by
frankly declaring • all that he, has done
with--regard to the Gentian "candida
'tyre. But instead of speaking out he wraps
himself up in the, strictest silence; and this
refusal to give any explanation is severely
criticised by the Deputies, who seerwith great
anxiety the fOurth atiecte.the,General t has met
with, to the detriment of the -dignity of the
•
[Special to the Tribune.]
By PS AL
nation whose destinies he is directing. The
General well understands that it will
not do for him to remain an im
passive party, with his arms folded,
amid this storm of criticistns and recrimina
tions, of which he is the object. In or
der to engage public opinion, he has caused
troops to be massed in the north of. Spain, the
ports to be armed, and a fleet of as many men
of-war a. 4 can be spared to be got together in
Port Malion. He is either stimulating dan
gers or endeavoring to make the people be
lieve that the independence of Spain is threa
tened, and that the accusation of the French
Df inister is only the first step of ar aggrressive
policy on _the part of. France toward Spain.
All this bas no other object than that of
screening the faults of the Spanish Govern
ment:
General Donara Death.
If the Paris Monitenr is correct in its roman
tic story of General Douay's death, _the man
was a maniac, not a hero, and committed not
a gallant deed but—suicide. Instead of doing
his duty, and directing the retreat of his 'de
feated column, he is said to have left hui fly
ing troops to their fate,' and deliberately .
walked toward the - advancing Prussians until
shot down. Such resorts are those of cowards,
not brave men, and bring only contempt upon
the poor and simple actor, -- - Men. who have
Keen war - will read the story of Pouay's "heroic
death" with no feeling akin to admiration,
and many doubts of the truth of the story or
of the General's courage.—Tribune. _
"A •felon on the Way."
Pynch has an admirable cartoon of " A
Vision on the Way." The Emperor .and the
little Prince, riding by night at the head of a
vast army whose shadowy forms—till all the
background of the picture, meet the appari
lion of the first Napoleon, who
_barS their .
progress•with a - warning, gesture:"• _
• Dietz atidl
Metz and Nancy have both. successfully
withstood sieges in their time. In 1552 the
former town was beleaguered ky_th,e_arrede
The Erni). rot' Charles V.; but the garrison
under the Duke of Guise managed to hold the
place against them,and thesiege was eventually
:used. Nancy was attacked by Charles the
Bold in 1470, but with ill success. The besieger,
nilet d, was overthrown in consequence of his
Attempt, by the Duke of Lorraine, who sallied
forth and defeated him, Jan. 5, 1477. They had
io needle-guns in those days, to be sure, nor
: but the towns are capable ofstout
, tefence even against modern artillery, and he
could be a bold leader who marched on Paris,
leaving M et z and Strasbourg uncaptured in his
rear.—Times.
PETJFIOLELTI.
Monthly Report of Production, Sales,
• Prices, Exports, etc., etc.
• [-From the Titti.,rille-Tiearldi
The Production.
. .
During the month of July, the production
was increased steadily- by the striking of seve
,al large wells in vanons parts of the oil re
!rions, and by the completion of many wells in
•he older districts, which, though not yielding
largely, singly, yet in the aggregate served to
add to the production above all decline in the
old producing farms and tracts. The average
daily increase for the month under review,
over that of June, in the entire oil region,
was_ about—eleven-.-hundred-barrels—per day.
ibis occurred principally upon Oil Creek, in
the Vicinity of Petroleum Centre, at ..West
Hickory, in the Scrubgrass and Foster farm
territory on the Allegheny river, and in soy
, rid minor localities of which mention will be .
x•ade hereafter. -
On the older tracts, the decline for the
month was not so great as was anticipated,
and while many farms exhibit little change in
The monthly yield, others show a failing off of
Tram ten to eighty barrels only. This is due to
the favorable season for operatiods, and the
plan adopted by many operators of keeping
tram one to three wells drilling, and by this
means maintaining a more steady and profita
ble production from month to month.
The Shipments.
The shipments of crude or its equivalent,
during July, amounted to 459,973 barrels, or
about 13,000 less than during the month of
June. The shipments by river to Pittsburgh
were not so large by about 6,000 barrels,
the greater portion of which was shipper!
from Oleopolis and Parker's Landing, through
from Tidioute, Oil City, Foster farm and
other minor points, small quantities were
shipped by barge.
Prices.
During the month of July prices were con
•dderably lower than during June. The open
ing prices were $4 upon the Upper Creek,
.-7-1 20 upon the Lower. These prices were
maintained, with considerable variation, espe
idally upon the Lower Creek, up to the 18th
and 19th of the month, when, under the intim
i-nce of war advises from Europe, combined
with a " bear" movement upon the creek, the
local markets became panicky and priees de
preciated about 75 cents per barrel, or 54 on
ihe Lower, and $3 40 on the Upper Creek.
Though' rallying slightly a day or two after,
lie market visibly declined till the close of the
niontli,when sales were made at $3 25 on the
Upper and $3 45 on the Lower roads.
The,whole number of. wells drilling at the
-lose of the month was3l9, or 30 less than at
iheclose of June.---There has been, no marked
decrease in the'number. of wells being drilled,
'bough should the present low prices continue
he number will be-still ftfrther decreased.
The Stock.
The stock of oil in the region\ upon the Ist
of AugUst, was 358,908 barrels, \or about 35,-
1,00 barrels in excess of that on the Ist of July.
Of this 243,844 barrels were in iron tanks and
the lialance, 113,664 barrels; includes the 'oil at
the wells and all small lots of Refiners' and
Pipe Companies' oil at the refineries and
pumping stations throughout the region not'
Included in iron tanks. As previously men
tioned, in a few instances-41e stock on certain
farms, though in iron tankage, has boon in
cluded in the stock at the wells. Inmost cases
the refiners' stocks were large and consist of
both crude and refined oil. Among the more
important of the Refiners' stocks thus included
are those at Titusville, Miller, Pioneer, Pet.
Center, Tidioute, Oil City, McClintoekville,
Oleopolis and all other points throughout the
region.
Petroleum Exports.
The following table shows the amount of
petroleum exported from January Ist, 1870, to
August Ist, 1870,and from all other ports from
January Ist to July 31st, 1870 •
IR7O. 1869.
From New York, gals. —44,456,421 36,234,698
Boston ..... 1165,362 1,426,464
Philadelphia. 23,509,418 14,714,231
8a1tim0re.......... 1,2 , ,J6,475 751,953
Portland. ....
New Bedford . ......
Cleveland
Total exports fronrU. 5..70,227,671 53,129,646
Same lime 1868 50,863,874
Same time 1867 33,678,568
—A marriage was recently - prevented at
Lewiston, Die. ' by the; arrest of the intended
bridegroomjust as he was in the act of repeat
ing the words, " for richer, for poorer, in sick,
ne.s," &c. The bride fainted, the wedding
breakfast spoiled ; and the parents of the bride
returned to their home in a high state of indig,
nation. -
—Somebody in Europe has turned Mazoppa
into an opera. We suppose the orchestra will
resell full musical "pitch" when Mazeppa is
mounted on the "Tar-tar" steed.--Er.
—Work has been suspended on the Boston
Post-office, because the . man who has ~ been at'
work on it has sickness in his family. •
FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 1870.
The Pittsburgh Gazette, of yesterday, says :
Last evening Allegheny was the scene of a
horrible accident, which adds another to the
long list of terrible casualties resulting from
- the reckless use of carbon oil. —
On the corner of Washington street and
Beaver avenue, Sixth Ward, almost as f.lr
down as the car stablesOS a three-story brick
•bouse. The lower part of the building is oc
. eupied by Sexton & Rado as a grocery-store,
the upper portion being used as a dwell
ing. About half-past 5 o'clock, Mr. Sexton,
who was in attendance in. the store, heard a
sound like an explosion, which apparently
came from the room above. He Lad not time
to ascertain the cause, before a cry of tire was
:raised :in the street, and upon going to the
front, he discovered flames issuing trom the
windows in the third story. One of the per
sons who had given the cry. ran at once to
Bob. Three in the vicinity and sounded an
alarm, while the other, Mr. James Met_lau.s.:
land,* started thiough the house up stairs.
When lie reachedthe room from whence the
flames had emanated, he found it.fllled with.
'rienke. passed_throUgh and endeavored
to reach the window, and in doing BO his foot
struck against
. . A. Human Body
lying:, on the floor. Reaching down he caught
hold of an arm, and attempted to carry it out,
but the flesh gave way and the limb slipped
back through his hand. He then went to the
window to get air, and returning made a
second attempt to get the body away, but
failed—being unable to see for the smoke in
the room.- By- this :time .he- was -assisted- -hy
anether gentleman, and at last they succeeded
in picking the body up and getting it out of a
rear window to the roof of the kitchen, a two
story building. There they discovered it to be
the - body - of - Maggie - Shancr - a - ,
had been employed about the house. She was
still living, but presented a
Sickening Spectacle
of a human frame burned almost from head to
foot;intc) a crisp.
The rumor in the meantime had spread that
a child had been injured, and Dr.- Wm.
Wilson, whose :Alice is to the vicinty, was on
the roof almost as soon as the body was brought
out, and endeavored to render medical assist
ance. A blanket was proctired t and the girl
removed to his office. The physician at once
saw that her injuries were -fatal. There -was
hardly a spot upon her 'that , was not charred"
as though_ it had passed -.through a furnace.
Her ,clothing. was entirely- destroyed ;- not a
vestige, of hair remained 111i0i1 her head,; the
upper eyelids had been burned so badly that
they had turned up like crisp, and her
scorched eye-balls evidenced that she lad lost
sight. The flesh of the face was also.shriveled
up, and the doctor, upon opening the mouth,
saw that the tongue and throat had been burn
ed as far down as could be Seen:: Zn fact,if she
had been placed in a furnace she could not
Laveleen more likrallyroasted
Fora few minutes at first she Was able to
converse,, and in response to inquiries said she
was •
' , Kindling the Fire with Oil,"
- when- an -explosion-occurrett—SlM-beggeff
piteously that water might be thrown over
-her; and when -told- she could- not recover.
moaned and cried, saying : "I can't die !
won't die!" in the most heart-rending man
ner. An immense
..throng gathered around
the doctor's oflice,and of all who looked upon
the scene there were none who did not turn
away horror-stricken with the sight.
Dr. - Wilson, as soon as possible, had her
wrapped in cotton, medicated for the pur
pose,
.and_thenradnunistered an oniate to calm
her nerves and ease her agony. She was then
removed to the residence of her father,Martiu
Shane, a tailor residing at No. 204 Beaver
avenue, a few squares distant. It was not long
before her tongue began to swell and protrude
from her mouth, which prevented her from
conversing. In about an hour the medicine
began to take effect, and she seemed to suffer
less pain, in which condition she remained
unconscious for another hour, when death
.ended the scene.
The Little Victim.
was about fourteen years of age. She had
teen engaged in attendance upon a sick lady
who lay in an adjoining room from that in
which the affaii occurred. After the excite
ment bad en med down somewhat, a search
was made in the room, when the oil can ' was
found lying on the floor, and bursted open,
showing the force of the explosion. She had
evidently been pouring the oil on a part of the
tire to brighterrit up, when the blaze set fire
to that which Was in the can. A dish pan was
also found lying alongside where the body
lay, with one handle melted off, showing the
intense heat of the flames. Singular to relate,
nothing ithe room but the carpet and win
dow blinds were burned, the smoke seeming
to have subdued the flames.
The lady who was sick, in the excitement,
rose from her bed and went down stairs. She
appeared noworselast evening for her feat.
l'i ft y Afore Coolies for North Attatus,lllfass
The Springfield I?epulthcan, of the 9th inst.,
has the following: " Mr. Sampson, of North
Adams, is so well pleased with the result of
his introduction of Chinese labor into his shoe
factory that he will, within a few weeks, send
for fifty more workmen from California. Of
the seventy-two . chin:mien ho has now at
work all but four or live are doin finely; the
incompetent .ones be will send back to San
Ftancisco. These . Orientals cohtinue peace
able, industrious, quiet and eager to learn,and
in every. respect pleasingly contrast the other
foreigners, who, under the Crispin organiza
tion, have almost ruined Mr. Sampson's
business in , the last few ' years.
There are now' many who can talk
intelligible English who could not utter
a word when they arrived here, and; save
a few exceptions, they show a very accessible
and teachable spirit. A Sunday-school is car
ried on in the factory. The recent visit of two
of their countrymen, Ar Showe, the prosper
ous Boston tea merchant, and another in the
same business at Cambridge, was very bene
ficial to them. The merchants arrived on a
Saturday and spent Sunday with thein, ex
plained to them the character and condition
of the Crispin Order, their own position, their
duties and prospects, and left them quite en
lightened and still cheerful. Ar Showe, by the
way, has married an American wife and per
manently settled bore. It should be men
tioned, as a commentary on the ignorant Cris
pin cry about "'taking the bread from our
children's mouths to feed aliens," that there
are now more laborers employed in the shoe
business in North Adatbs, exclusive of the
Chinese, than bekere the strike.
What the Great Presidential Failure Is
Ex-President Janson is alive, healthy AMP
doing well. Instead'of engaging in commer
cial pursuits t as was recently reported; he
sticks to politics, makes speeches, in which ho
denounces the Radicals in his favorite terms;
' and they are not mild ones by any means. As
when occupying the Executive .Mansion, the
ex-President has niticih to say in behalf of the
Constitution, which lie ',considers in more im
minent danger than ever; but draws consola
tion from the startling Oircuatstance that his
"Democratic friends in :the Noith.'are in line,
of battle, and fighting fin , the aforesaid Con
stitution." Most people Jet now believe the
ANOTHER FEARFUL WARNING.
litodlintf a Flee—Explosion of an 011
Can--11 ow a Little Girl Lost fire Life
SLiterally Boasted
cene.
, CHINESE LABOR.
line of battle and the fighting to be on the
banks of the Saar and the [thine—but Mr.
Johnson always had very peculiar theories of
his own.
THOMPSON AND THE GRIFFIN.
One of the Brazen Blondes Persecuted
. by an Infatuated Woman,
Lydia Thomps_eu, the head_of
_the troupe of_
IWire and brazen blondes, has been persecuted
for some time past by a woman named Grif
fin, who is in love with her. Miss Thompson
has at last got Griffin the odious into court.
From the report of the case in the Chicago
Journai we - extract Miss - - Thompson's •evi=
dence :
Miss Thompson was called upon for her
statement. She said that a year ago last Jan
uary she was playing an engagement in
.Nifilo's, New York. One evening she received
a basket of flowers and. a _diamond ring, ac
companied by a note signed by the prisoner,
requesting the pleasure of her acquaintance,
and permission to visit her occasionally. She
met the lady, who informed her that she was
in the habit of dressing • herself in male
attire and visiting the gallery, when
she became infatuated With her perform--
ances. The ring was returned to tlie . donor
,when it was learned that it VVR.9, a family relic;
but its place was supplied, by a jewel of differ
ent setting. On night Miss T
e hompson was
surpriSed by the receipt of a card thrown &Om
the gallery at Niblo s, on which Was written:
" If you don't return my dead sister's ring,
I'll jump down and snatch it from your
finger." Miss Thompson came Wed. She
was followed by Griffin. - - At St. Louis she
annoyed her-terribly with importunities. A,
gentleman at Chicago had "Written tO`her,
saying that•he took' a kindly interest in iNiiss°
11 .04-.-:account of her-- -fatally,- win
ho
he kneW well, that he knew she' _Wait
possessed by a strange and unnatural in
fatuation for Miss T.,
but that if she would
show her bow mad her conduct appeared,
-an ow-futile-it-was-to-f herTfm-wa-s
-satisfied she Would cease her mad wan
derings. ,Determining to act on the gentle
man's suggestion, she granted an interview
to Miss Griffin, which proved to be particu
larly stormy. The ring was again - the source
of a dispute. Miss Thompson wished to re
urn it, and, after some effort, persuaded Miss
Griffin' to sign a receipt for it. A porter had
to be summoned to remove the obstreperous
maiden -and she was - being borne off, she
threw the ring. on the - floor. When Miss .
Thompson returned to New York, the mother
of the girl called upon her, representing that
her daughter had become alienated from-her
home that to restrain her from following
Miss T. over the country she
1 111 1 1111 l be glad to
- have her arrested and detained on a charge of
lunacy. ltappeared that the diamond was
the same which had been given to _Miss
Thompson originally;only that it' had - received
a different setting. The jewel • was returned ,
to the mother.
Miss Thoinpson then read extracts from
several letters out of the three or four- hundred
she had received from . the terrible Griffin.
!Occasionally an expletive of the kind not used.
'in polite cireles was to befound in the epistles,
and these Miss Thompson skipped on the
" hard word" principle, with the remark that .
she could not read it: After.. having • Waded
through considerable of the correspsindemee,
-- Miss Thompson remarked, " I can't read them
any more;
they are dreadful." She then
, stated how Miss Grillin invaded her' morn,
and closed by remarking : " I go in bodily
fear of this woman--in fear of my life. She
bought a pistol in New Orleans, winch she
sent me, and has often threatened to shoot
Mr. Henderson. Fier mother said she was a
lunatic, and I believe- she is. She has often
grinned at me in the most horrible manner."
The prisoner frequently laughed while Miss
Thompson Was - giving fuer version of - the - affair; - -
and two or three times interrupted.
The Letters..
Here are some of the letters written by the
infatuated persecutor Griffin:
Miss Thompson,
You know I love yomdearly, and 'your un
tenderness has made me miserable. You need'
not look for me ; I am going_ where you will
never see me again. E. A. GRIFFIN.
Return the ring I gave the bow yesterday, or
a policeman shall make you. You ought to be
severely punighed, and shall be. E.
•
Miss Thompson :
I love you,
T love you.
Let Henderson dare
To chide me for loving
Your golden hair.
1 love you, I love you,
And cost what it may,
Will follow you again
At some future day.
Beautiful verses, are they not? Worthy of
your red-headed, fiery, , passionate and
freekled-faced, lusterless-eyed sailor. But
would you believe it? Well, I may have had
a very narrow escape of being loved by a fool
of a man who Is old' enough to know better.
One of my friends once,told me that one day I
was hated, the next liked by him. But .I never
met with so cruelly hardhearted an individual
as yourself. True love never did run smooth,
so why should it in my case? * * * sup
pose that might as well, return, receive all
the scolding in store for me; with pretended
submission, and do the same thing over again.
IdETnOPOLITAN ITONEL, OMMIA.—WeII;
here I am, my little divinity, at least what is
left of me. Now I suppose you think that the
fatigue, excitement, and sometimes fright of
this trip will deter me from taking another
one. But you aro very much mistaken. You
know that I love you; you know that I would
do anything in this world to idease , you. I
have always treated you with every symptom
of respect; have endeavored in every way to
Show yOl.l that my affection was sincere. But
you will not do me the slightest justice. You
take the adVice of those fools in New York,
who are only jealous because I do not
choose to waste my time, and what little
money (for I have got more than they have)
on them. I know lam fighting a hard battle.
Every obstacle is thrown in my way. My
friends are ,dropping from me one by one.
Susan told about me. For impudent as my
conduct may be, I am not the character these
newspaper articles describe me to he: lam
threatened with being
shut up in a lunatic
asylum ; my money to be taken from me on
the plea of insanity. In tact every thing *is
done to.irritate and annoy me. Well, what
do I care. Apologize for my bad behavior,
and promise not tcf do so again. No, indeed.
I have too much reason for that; I have the
same right to travel that you have, and I shall
do it its long as I please.
THE CURSE OF THE CENTS.
WhaVsio be. Hone with the Nickels?
[St. Louts Democrat Washington Special.]
A great many postmasters have written here
in relation to the disposition that can be made
of copper and nickel coins received tor post
age, but whichpeople do not like to take for
change. . Inquiry-on this point *was - tuadef
the Secretary, otthe:__Treasur •—b
- Ifirititnir - ITWO - iThe Secretary also received
letters on the subject' from owners of ferry
. boats and others who come into ,possession of
these coins in the regular way of - business. A
reply from his department says that the nickel
cent coins, issued under the -act of
February 21 1 -1867, are not a legal tender for
any amount; but are exchangeable at the mint.
of the United States for three and five cent
nickel pieces. The one and two cent pieces,
authorized by the act of April 22, 1864, which
comprise the chief portion of the cent coinage
in circulation, are a legal tender for any pay
lcuent not exceodi.og tour 00Z3 in Milo Unt.
PRICE THREE CENT 6
The three cent nickel pieces are a legal tender
for sixty cents, and the five Cent pieces for ones
dollar. There is no provision of law autho
rizing the redemption of the one and two cent
pieces, but a circular issued by the Secretary
directs the redemption of the five cent pieces
by the Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer
when presented in sums of not less than ono
hundred dollars.
FACTS AND FANCIES.
Seraphina:
A ROMANCE OF TILE OPERA
Seraphina Fitz Squallina, she had set her heart
upon a
Grand debut in lyric drama as a famous prinla
donna.
She could sing, she vowed, divinely, and her
rivals all to vex
She gave out her voice's compass was from A'
. right up to X !
Oh the world has never seen a
Girl like Seraphina,
The idol of the opera and the jewel' of her
sex!
She as. Marguerite - FM. 9 touching, and,
.you'll
- seldom see again a' -
More finished piece of acting than was her's
' as A zucena ;
Her Martha was delicious, and her Lucia it
. was grand; . • -
But it of her great powers the full extent yotecl
understand,
You should see her as Amina— •
Gifted Seraphim,— .
It alwayssnoted to copious tears the leader, of
the band!
Her voice - was-6weet - and — thrillingililsie thd'
flute•stop of an organ,
It pierced all ears: it pierced the heart of Lord
Ap Jones Ap Morgan,
A nobleman who owned a very lax'
And when lie heard from Ato X how she ran
up the scales, . • . '
:•, ' 0 cara, 0 divina," . .
Cried he, "Seraphina,
Be mine, and share inv castle in the distant
Cambrian vales !1'
He used to throw her bouquets at the falling'
or the curtain; . - - '• -.-
He loved her most devotedly, and blindly, that
is certain ;
At the notion of his wedding her his family
.looked glum, .
some said it was a pity, and some said It, . WM% ,
But_wafm't_there_a_seene_a,____
Few, when Keraphina ,
Threw his lordship overplacidly—and married
, • the Big Drum ! - - •
—Whittemore proposes to transfer his talents
froth Congress to the South Carolina Senate.
—A St. Louis cat has gone mad. Her tail
shrivelled up and she_wouldn't drink.
—What auctioneers like to see--for-bidding l
countenances.
has
—Brigham Young a offered himself to
Lydia Thonipson's whole troupe.
--A Troy lady sues for $20,000 to compensate
her for injuries by slipping down last
7i is so tot at Norfolk that rag-dolls per
spire freely.
- —A man Was lately hung in Ohio whOse
scaffold was covered with flowers presented
by sympathetic young
--A little while ago Troy thought it had - a
mineral spring, but finds out that it was only
the leaching from a tannery.
—A big Connecticut dog lately picked up a
little one and held him under the dark waters
_of the river, _fatally;
—A Schenectady man kennels his black-and
tan in a cigar box and muzzles him with- a
thimble.
—An lowa paper, has a correspondent
writing against capital punishment, and
signing his name " One who has been there."
—A believer in Pre-Adamite Man has bee*
finding a gold watch in a bed of fossil leaves in
West Virginia.
—An Englishman, after paying a life insu
rance company premiums for tseventy-ono
years, has just become a "loss" at the age, of
103.
—Tekas claims a watermelon so large that a
coroner's jury sat inside of it to decide Orkfte
meloncholly fate of a citizen who was•fond of
that kind of fruit.
—The French army may be said to be only
an army of fellows; for " Woettli makes the
man and want of it the fellow."--ilartford
Courant.
—Chicago police have been arm.ed with
muskets, and now when a boy chases one of
them he only runs until he gets behind a houge,
when he blows the boy right out of the water. ,
St. Louis is going to build a house to
occupy four blocks. It will be twenty-one
stories high above ground, and five stories deep
under pound.
—.Kansas is to be disappointed. Sfie has,
recicoued herpopulation at half a million,
but the marshal says that it will fall Short of
400,000.
—The prisoners in the_ Y.anceyville,_
ginia, penitentiary were alt marched, tO the
polls with bayonets behind' them; when they
voted the Democratic ticket 'with the• uxta. ,
nituity common to the class, ,
- —A Cincinnati youth, at the gyinutuiluin,
went into a bath-rodm'and laid down iii the
tub to cool before letting onl the water.' He
woke at 2 A. M., with a cold and had to
"burgle" himself-out of the building.
—The last insurance speculation has been
developed in New York, where , a saloon
keeper got a customer's life insured for $5,000,
and then gave him free run to a barrel of
whisky. A safer speculation could not be ire
:Tined. It is safer than five-twenty bonds.--
—A vigorous effort is making to secure the
completion of the interior decoration of St.
Paul's Cathedral in London. At a meeting
bold a Yew weeks since in furtherance of this
object 'a list of subscriptions was read amount
ing to nearly .€25,000., It is estimated that at
least .1:250,000 will be required to carry out the
proposed design.
—The French were very hopeful in having.
Marshal
Marshal Lebieuf. In this hour of his disgrace
the following from the 'Paris correspondent' of
the London Daily .News is interesting': " Rev.'
shal Lebceuf bas dimples. His beard is 01ym , .,
pian ; and his moustache would stretch twice,
round the body of M. de Bismarck=or.' tied
end to end, would reach across the Rhine.- He
is the very type of the heroic soldier; a com
manding torso, a stout heart; and sweet and
gentle manners. The Gaulois lentreats its
readers to contemplate the picture .of the
figure that goes forth this (Saturday) evening„
to the banks of the Rhine, to strike terror into'
the hearts of the PruSsians.. And in this style .
a whole gallery of portroits.has been voluted.
M. Francisque >Sarcey=observes You Tuft
mk
ae 'a
-loud Shout,df-ydn would - be b.eard'at a
:teat:. distance. WS—distinct:gain-1
measuring, the inoustache of Marshal Lebcouf.
The' immortal elan of V 2 must be, thoroughlv
brought to the 'popular mind: This can Co '-
produced only by vehement writing, drum
ming, and,singing. The French must - be told_
in a hundred:different forms - hew chivalrous.
brave and generous they are; thatthey'ar4 -
covered with military glory alreody—with
0110 little bare spot to be burnished by the vic- .
tories of 1870; and that the world, in breath
less suspense, is watching the first solcili3nr,of '
the universe, commanded. by generali7i#loie,
moustaches would go twice rolttni the heilY
M. do Bismarck!".
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