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STDXEY'S KBYENSE;
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THE
BANKER'S CRIME.
A STRANGE, TH.TJE STOET.
In the Aatema of 1S17, while the ,
woods wee bright with she variegat-1
-od hs whieh followed the lirht i
toeebes of early frost, a mounted
traveler was oe racing his way through
& dark, broad, lonely forest, in the i
western part of New York. He had
ridden three iniie? si nee eemg a hu
man iMblUttiott, aad be hed two to go
before he eoaid get sight of another.
He was deoendioga Lill into a gloomy
lookiar vallev tb roach which nowed
a shallow, betsift ruaniag stream,
aad on reaehiag the water, he per
mitted his thirsty horse to stop and
drisk.
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a; tnat moment, a ne.H came oec ,
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or borse-peth, on the other side ef I attire. He wore an old gray overcoat, place you and your family above . three have been falsified and mutiiat- hastens his own downfall. Itisqees
the stream. This man was dressed ,' buttoned to the throat, and a pair of t want; and for the rest, I trust we ed, and that the Koran supersedes tionable whether such an appeal
like a hunter, aad carried a rifie on '
his shocider. In his
a TMifi a o rua
1tbews-wascnthiB.4he&-isd;tea4d hes-f-
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titity or a wicked design. He was ef
medium size, eoeipaetly built, with
intellectual features, aad a eertain air
of gentility seeming rather as oae
abroad for a day's sport than a pro
fessional hunter. All this the mount
ed traveler noted, as he eressed the
stream to continue his journey ; and
when they came together, a pleasant
salutation was exehaased.
"Fine weather for traveling, sir!"
replied the man with the gun.
"And for hasting aba, I should
ppose,r sailed She other on the
horse.
"Yes, there is gne enoorh,1" re
turned the other, "but I an not a
.good bonier, aad oaa only show oa
bear for ay day's work, thus far and
that is siHot useless to me, because I
have no means to take it away. I
nonre wv g"c owmi wi a
.t4 n.fll.ul Sn JIl.. . '
horse Hke yours for a couple of hours, f
If you eeeid spare five minutes or so
I would like you to see the bear ; it is
only back behind, the bushes, some
two hsndred yards from here."
"I will not only look at it," replied
the traveler, dismounting and fostet.
isg his horse, "bet if not too heavy, I
will take It along for you, seeing I'm
going your way."
Tbe hunter thanked him in & most
cordial manner, and then, as if to
make himself agreeable, aad to keep
up the conversation, inqaired where
the etiwr was from, whither journey
ing, etc, and learned, In reply, that
the latter resided in Albany, was a
merchant in good business, and trav
eling partly for his health, and part
ly with a view to making an exten
sive land purchase for future specula
tion. "WeH, here we are," exclaimed the
hunter, as the two emerged from the
dense thicket, through which they
had slowly foreed their way Into the
open wood ; "and now I'll show you
as fat and as fine a beast as you ever
saw. Observe where I point with my
rifie." .
He stepped back some eight or ten
feet, deliberately raised the piece to
faiseye, and pointed the muzzle di
rectly at the head of the traveler.
There was a .flash and a loud report
and the victim fell like a log, his face
coed wkh blood.
This might or might not have been
the first crime committed by the man
with the rifie. But as the traveler
fell, the rifle slipped through his
iandi, and he shook violently from
head to foot ; yet he ran to his victim
and hurriedly robbed him of his pur
se, his pocket-book, and a gold watch
and chain, some eurioas seals, a dia
mond breast-pin, and a diamond ring,
whieh he fairly tore from his finger.
Then he dragged the body Into the
thicket, and plunged madly through,
the bushes to the road, mounted the
traveler's horse and dashed away
from tbe awful scene.
We must now suppose a lapse of
twenty years.
In the Spring of IS37 there lived in
the city of New York a banker and a
millionaire, whom we shall call
Stephen Edwards. He owned a pala
tial mansion, splendidly famished, in
the very heart of the town, and he
and his wife were among the leaders
j of the fashionable world
a beautiful da
t sweet sixteen
married to a
great preparations
the happv event.
One day, about this period, as the
great banker was conversing with at
jrentleman from another oity, who '
called to see him on business, he ob
served the latter turn suddenly very
pale, and began to tremble.
"My dear sir, he said, in his usual
tone of oShaitd sympathy, what is
the matter ? Are you ill ?"
"A Httie faint, sir, but nothing to
i cause alarm," replied the other hur
riedly. "I am subject t similar
speiis. If you wouM be kind enough
to excuse me for ten minutes or so, I
will take a short walk, and return in
better condition."
In ten minHtes be did return,
reporting himself quite well,
calmly proceeded te finish his busi
ness with the beaker, and then re
spectfully took his leave.
Ic was perhaps a week after this,
that oae night the banker was sitting
ucimc iuc ji iu iuc uiuaij . uca a
servant came in and presented him a
letter. He took it with ayan, open-
ed it m the raost indolent and indif
ferent manaer possible ; but he had
not read a dozen lines before he rose
up with a start, turned pale, and
trembled so that the paper rattled.
He finished the note for it was rath
er a note than a htter worked one
hand aervously at bis throat, and
with the other efosped his forehead
and temples. For a minute or two
ne seemed to have choked Ito calm-;
ness, by an iron will, some terrible
ernotioos. aad be so far succeeded as
to addrejtbe waiting servant in an
ordinary toae.
"jAmes," he said,
who gave you
this letter?"
"A man, sir ; he said he wodd wait
for an answer."
"Then I suppose he is watting?
-i.c, .
soon
there was a light tap at the
door, and the banker said, "come In, i
in an ordinary tone.
The servant opened the door, usher-
ed in the stranger aad immediately ;
ri. -J ., r I . . AJ vn.:n-. - n I
vc.uiew. iutK Cif;iijS .u.
j.S'e-i-r- n? mnrt nnTirn-inni iu Mu?:a'
green goggles, and hfe whole dress
was saturated with rain.
tighter, just tcrned to ago; and looking at yoar features , first holy war against the Byzantine j ran the Roman Empire of the East, ' training for domestic service forty I mond ring and gave it to Bornwlaski. , actions toward arranging the vexed
, who was aboat to be closely I knew yon to be the viliian or Greek Empire. This was a com- bnt the Christians remain Christians I young girls, t3ken from a lower school I The young lady from whese finger the Eastern question were simply to give
foreign nobleman, and whs perpetrated the foul deed." Iplete failure. The next year he made, to this day. j previously established by him. On j ring was taken was the unfortunate ! the Disraeli-Derby party the rape be
VJEakeasaaLJ' .aMhaakejiJikfegt
oolntias- to a ehair near the fire.
"Ne, I thank you, FIL stand,' wss
the gruff reply. "Yea got my letter,
and of course you know my busi
ness," he added.
"You allude to this, I suppose," re
turned the banker, pcodeeiag the let
ter that bad caused him se much per
turbation. "Yes."
"I do not aaeerstaaa it : voe must j
have made a mistake."
"No; no mistake at ail. I was
present twenty years ago, come the
10th of October, and saw yea, Steph
en Edwards, shoot the man, and if
you go to deny it Til have you ia
prison otiore morning, x nave mie .
m Pkiis, anu got everytmog sure,
and ti you go
r nl.irtn? inniwun '
.. r.. "-i r
Bnd refusing my tera. Ill see that ,
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you Bie streicning neinp."
The banker, ia spite of himself,
turned pale, shuddered, and stagger-.
ed to a seat.
"What do you want?" he groaned
"A hundred thousand dollars not
one cent less."
"I cannot give it it would ruin
me."
"Jast as you say,' rejoined the oth
er, moving toward the door. "You
know what will follow, if I g away
this way."
"Oh, stay; you must not go yet,"
cried the man of crime in terrible
a farm.
He argued, urged, pleaded, implor
ed for mercy at a less fearful cost. In
vain.
ruin, dis
he refu
also nurecu ui meet iue stranger wua
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the renn!rpI sum nn tho fnWnveintr .
night, in front of St. Paul's Church, t
Boh were punctual to the fixed time '
xsotn .eke fwatinai 10 lae usee ume,
and bills and cheeks to the amount of
SICO.OOO changed hands.
A month later there was a trempn-
.. x tne tmuaci, rewug mmiiy belongea to the distmsraished c: r .j s r.
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grace and death before him if tribe of KoreW who euimrf tn h. f"' T V - J-
,cj .Mj tha tarm- Ti j. . , 7 inee, men into uaui, wnere tnev met
ed, agreed to the term. He directly descended from Abraham bv ' u, t aJ m "
dos run nnon thp hflnt nf ehih ' t- j - , i resln 01 tne people tney conqaerea , tneysnouw pave some idea of spelling
aous run upon tne pans ot waien years lived a qniet, commonplace life. Lh k- f 1. - j - xt .!. ,
Stephen Edwards was the principal f Wn.n 35 ,, 40 vear of a-e Mo- ??-, t ta cfaaraPIoa5' 3nd m weiI of tfae n?ILh faSSe.
owner. It was soon broken and clos- bammed Sv-htea to reltetow'S? the-CatQred Constantinople. Third, there should be some good rea
ed. ThentheSherIlTwassettowork;cb0do;hi r inditing a letter, without
bv eacer creditors, and all the real I TlTJ "' a Dihfh ' medanL-m, and the Ottoman Empire j which none should be written; and.
estate and rnonal nrooertv of rhoi
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late millionaire was seized and sold,
t t t.r v ., .r. ,. I
ieaiui jiiiu. u ueggar, auu tae jusi ;
claims unsatisfied. Fashionable
friends deserted the family, and the'
proud nobleman refused the hand of.
the mined banker's daughter.
In the very midst of the disgrace
and tribulation, StephenEdwards en
countered the man who had turned so
pale and become so agitated in his
presence, a short time before.
"I rather think you do not know
me, sir," said the gautleinas, with a
formal bow.
"Your face seems somewhat famil
iar, but yet I cannct place you," re
tained Edwards.
"Permit me to bring myself to your
recollection, as I wish you to know
me. A little more than six weeks
ago, I was talking to you on business,
and yon observed that I turned dead
ly pare, and became agitated ?'
"Ah, yes I remember yon now."
"Let me tell you why I was thus af
fected. My eyes had fast chanced an
on a carious watch-seal which had be-
longed to a merchant named Philip
Sydney, who was shotia the western
. They had port of the State, some twenty years year of the Heglra he proclaimed his . bat never against a higher. It over-1 for clothing, educating, and preperlv Queen took from her daughter a dia- land in the late eoaferenc-s and Joins
were making for; "Merciful God I" exclaimed the nis cele&ratea pilgrimage to .iiecca, at, .as me ivoran, -written twelve hun- arriving at the age of twenty-two, ? Maria Antoinette, afterwards Qseen felt assured woaid be used to ti tbi'-
banker, with blanched face and qnak-
ing form.
"Yes, I knew you," pursued the
other, "and a week later, I disguised
mvself and had an interview with
you, in your mansion.
You remem-
ber that, of course ?"
"But," gasped the
trembling
wretch, "did I not pay your
price to keep my fatal secret 2"
owe
"Yes, and witit that very money,
and what other I could command, I
was enabled to boy enough of youri
own biiis to make that run upon your
bank which broke it, and forced ruin
upon you'
"And what wocld yon do now, that
I am ruined?" inquired the other
with the deadly calmnes of despera-
tion.
"XowThave my revenge, I want
you to know that I myself am the
man you attempted to murder, and
did rob. I am Philip Sydney ; be
hold where the bell struck and glanc
ed ;" and he lifted his hat and ahow-
ed it,
"God be praised!" ejaculated the
other. God be praised that you are,
still living!" and unable to restrain
hi emotion, he burst into tears. "Oh.
sir,7 he continued, "you have taken a
load oS my conscience a weight
from my soul. Though poverty, beg
gary, dk-grace and death are staring
me in the faee,.I am happy in the
knowledge trmt I am not a murderer
happier than I have been for twen-
ty years, with ail the luxurious sur,
' roundings of wealth. It was my first
and fast crime, and I have never been
able to tell how I was tempted, on
that fearful occasion. Now, sir, do
with me as you will only, I pray
yea. be merciful to mv ianoeent fam
ily." "I forgive you,' returned the other,
extending his hand. "I forgive you.
You have been fearfully punished al-
ready. And as God has seen proper
to preserve us both together, let us
hope it is for our present and future
salvation, and let us endeavor so to
IStto o.a tc Hacafra fKa KI5rrv rt-a w
"- . .c w "'s -
fVITP T urill rAitnra TTOTI dffMlrh fn
shall both remember we shall soon
have to render an account of ourstew-
Philip Sydney kept his word, and
with a fresh start in the world, and
now an easy conscience, the still en
terprising Stephen Edwards accumu
lated another respectable fortune,
much of which he spent in charity.
Philip Sydney died in ISIS, and Steph
en Edwards in ISol.
Is not truth indeed strange strang
er then fiction t
2Ieaaaad and lIohasisedafiisJE.
Chieasa IaSr-Oeaii.
The probabiitty that Mohammedan
nations will come te the support of
Turkey in case the Sultan makes the
appeal by unfurling the flag of the
ppfeet, make- tbe relations that
these nation5 astain to Christian na
. .... - . . .
turae uatmu: eu:tatu IB lirtsliaa iia-'
rtoi. ana tne enaractens ties nrsnpeteii '
foflfRr(V f thB unhmmSH, .!
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questions of present and vital inter-
The people at large have aiwavs
heW vasue notions as to the real cfaar-
acter of Mohammed, the founder of
Isiamfem, and have hesitated to ad
mit that the religion was anything
more than idolatry, or that the Mos
lems were ever mere than an ignorant
or superstitious people. In both cases
the opposite is trae. Moham medan-
i bsiu iijvs aiwavs uteu tue inveterate
' foe of idolatry, and Moslem learning
and art had at one time great influ
ence in Europe.
Mohammed, or Mahomet, the foan-
der of Mussulman religion, was born
in Meeca, Arabia, Nov. 10, 570, and
died at Medina, June S, 632. His
h son ihmael. Before he
u .i tr,
journeys throu-h -vria and other I
Tf T u V .
countries, and became aenn-i ntw '
became acquainted j
wftn Christian monks. He also trav
eie(j extensively in Arabia. At the
.,n e u ij r i.
. uic ui u ue uiairiei:. nuu iur if?n
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mere atniu snasmoaio convulsions ne
pasmodio convulsions he
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story,
briel
t0 recite wbat fae (the angeI, ,
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;nin Mi
ww al u laa fc u ii inri! . v : ta 1 1 1 -m x k 1 rasa
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consultation with an old Arab, who
knew the Scriptures of the Jews and
Christians, he was informed that
"God had chosen him to be the
prophet of his people." The revela
tions continued from that time to the
end of his life, were committed to
memory by his adherents, and after
his death collected and written down.
His first convert was his wife. At
the end of three years his adherents
numbered only forty. When he de
clared his mission as the Prophet of
God, his own tribe outlawed him,
and for some years he was persecuted.
He fled from Mecca in 622 the date of
the Hegira the beginning of the Mos
lem era) to Medina, and established
his religian.
In the succeeding years he returned
to Mecca, overcame the Kbrelshites,
and was acknowledged as sovereign
and Prophet, and in a few vear nb-
iected Axabiato his rule. In the ninth.
0 .- .v. Uuu,,uau . were ioreea out or Western Eurone. have refers! tn r Urt- o-a writtpn u"a MUi tutB " itrntiiae were t-.nriT t - cf
r c ill b . i ria m m a n n ti m m a-ww . a k. k. k j a. . i
. hl first Vfsfon Tho antral (i j . t . ... .5 I . -T?n..n tT., w-l.-JT-I . . I-- I
ituuciucu auu cummanoen n m t mt ji - . . . n' H'oan inrinHkdimn-.-kf .
,.. . . , . . i e -w..- .---... r. uu ..-, bvuju.. . .1; - i. UC UU K! URr
the head of forty thousand pilgrims
Three months after his return to Me
dina he was taken seriously ill. He
announced his own death in the made little progress. Arabiahaa gone j while in serviee, may become a caodi-' ber of her court, bet Countess Humls- 'fer whatever issaetbe present dilHcnl
mosqae, and prayed that God might ! backward instead of forward, Persia ' date for a marriage-pertion of 1Q, I ka would not consent to the arranse- ty may have. Ealad force as k
support him in the agony of death.
J He left only one child, Fatim:
who
' became the wife AH.
Students of Moslem literature con -
cede that Mohammed was a man of
great power. He was acquainted with
j the doctrines of both Jews and Chris-
tians, but in his lectures to his fol -
lowers mlerepresen ted both. His vis-1 In "She meantime the Christian na
ions were received In a state similar to tion that cowered at one time at the
that made so familiar by clairvoyants feetfef the Moslem conquerors have,
and Spiritualits. The spasmodic con- with a few exceptions, been moving
vulsions which attended every mani-
festation of revelation, as described in
the records, were very similar to the
phenomena connected with clairvoy -
ant speaking, etc. He announced
himself as the restorer of the pure re-
iigion revealed by God to Abraham.
He required pagans to leave their
idols and worship the one true God :
required Jews to exebauge the Jaws of
Moses for what he claimed was the
oe w and final revelation given to
, him ; and required Christians to cease
worshiping Christ as God, claiming, port Turkey, not because she is Mo
that this was inconsistent with the) hammedan, but because she is Eupro
doctrine taught by ChrLt himself. . pean. In the old days of holy wars
Many trace the religion of Moham- j it was easy to arm and clothe a mass
nied to the forms of Judaism and i of adventurous soldiers : bat, suppose
Christianity existing in Arabia at the the Mohammedans of Africa and Asia
time, which he intermingled with the f poured into P.eesfei, they would come
traditions and allegories of his race, i as a barbarian horde, indifferently
The fundamental doetrine of the armed and without discipline, aad
Koran, or of Mohammedanism, is j against the discipline and armaments
this: "There is but one God, and.Qf modern warfare they would have
mohamm-d is his' Prophet." The little chance of suceese. Sueh a
idea of God does not diSer in materi- j movement would be the signal for
al points from that held by Christians, I new combinations in Europe. The
except that they rejeet entirely the
doetrine of the Trinity. The Mo
hammedans believe that Adam, No
ah. Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Mo-
hammed were divinely commissioned
to proclaim new laws and dispensa-
tians ; that to the prophets were re-
; vealetl eertain scriptures inspired by
God; that all these have perished ex
w tWn Dma nnah !. "D - I , - l.n
, -t"- icicu, mc ttaiun, me
' Hnctuil on! tka u'nrm tta fr Wi fi r
them all. Thev resrard Christ as next
to Mohammed, but deny that he was
4iN-5iS &5ad imm?!eeJzmJLJ res
c i -.ic.? w-nz. ; . rr fr ,-. i.. ,-
uiueu, tKiKuag mat suiiic umei pci-
son sufired in his place, while he was
taken nP to God. They believe in the
-ovktt unm i rcf nf Phri-r c hpr 'Mine
w-w a ...
the approach of the last judgment
As to future life, they believe that
God will judge men by their acts in
this life ; end that the time of resur
rection is known only to God ; that,
after judgment, all men must pass
over a bridge "finer than a hair aad
sharper than a sword," the good pass
ing over easily, the wicked tailing
headlong to bell ; thatatl who believe
in the unity of God will finally be re
leased from punishment aad enter
paradise, white idolaters and hypo
crites soger eternally.
The Mohammedans observe strictly
. . . . . ...
EQe OUlWSrU 1071115 Oi tUCir relKTlon.
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.regarding the Koran as the role of
:!
their religious, civil, and social life.
The Koran forbids gambling, intem
perance, and usury; urges charity,
and provides for the punishment of
crimes; condemns pride, avarice, de-'
j bauehery, and insists on submission
to the will of God, on forbearance,
j love of peace, sincerity, truthfulness,
and benevolence. It restricts, but
does not prohibit, polygamy, and pre
sents a sensual idea of heaven.
After the death of Mohammed the
promulgation of his doctr.nes spread
with amazing rapidity. The Mos-' J
lems conquered Syria (making Jem-
salem one of their holy cities), Persia,
A Kyrfa, and aII of xorthern AfrIcSt
before the beginning of the eighth
centurv. Then tbev crossed into
They advanced into China,
P ' eatabI,5Ded &rea
empires, and mastered a portion of the
,-.- -r- , m, f.
Greek Empire. Then they were in
tarn overrun by the Tartar tribes, led
Dy the Turks, buS these adopted the
., , ...
was a tue nith of its power. For-
y yeara afEerward the Mobsmmed&ns
bucii iiis. icat ucteab ueui iuup 'ii
-" w -ftw .- ana mere nas neen a pratinp. ffcitnA tn o ru:ikn n-ii to unrifair u ijutmrc. ii iejcire jewBaaiBei nt. .ai i.
eve siuue. luae v. e.e uisensions speaEinjr, a-stranger, in doing so. " ""--".- - " mination to the bed
m tueir owu raus' anQ ine-v atviaea ,
into two great sects, the teunmtes and,
Shiahs. Instead of the wonderful'
i unity and enthusiasm that bad pre
vailed, a hostility on the part of one
sect for the other was developed. The
Mohammedans of the Ottoman Em
pire, of Arabia, Turkistanr and Afri
ca, are Sunnites.and the Persians and
! the Mohammedans of India, Shiahs.
It is estimated that of both seets there
are new one hundred and fifty mil
lions in Europe, Asia, snd Africa,
fully one hundred millions being in!
Asia.
Mohammedanism was well calculat
ed to influence idolatrous and super-
stitious nations. Its promulgation '
and rapid rise In power were at a time
when the Christian religion was beset
by enemies on all sides. It is notice
able that in no case did a Christian
nation conquered by a Mohammedan
nation espouse the Mohammedan re
ligion. Mohammedanism succeeded
I against a lower type of civilization,.!
.t--r 1 ,-t ......
dred years ago, with Arab life in
mind, furnishes the political system
for Mohammedan nations, they have
I has lost her ancient slorv. andTur -
j key has made no progress until
. -
forced to accept Western political phil -
! osopby. Mohammedan nations nave
stood stubbornly at the line drawn in
i 632, and have refused to advance, ask-
ing nothing and dssiring nothinc be-
1 yoatf what is oatlined in the Koran.
forward. What is known as the civ-
ilizeil world i3 nearly all Christian,
andr the nations are strong and
( wealthy. Mohammedanism is strong
among the tribes of Africa and the'mally deposited in a large canister
( nomadie nations of Asia. With these
I facts in mind we come to the consid-
? eration of the probable results in case
t the Sultan should unfurl the flag of
- the Prophet and call upon allMobsm-
j medans to join in a holy war. He
. woald forfeit all claim to support
from those nations whieh now sup-
Christians nations would soon be a
nnit in driving back the hordes ani
mated by an anti-Christian fanati
cism, and the result wookl be the end
of the Ottoman Empire.
The Scitaa will not take such a
course unless he is prepared to cut
loose from all European alliances, or
unless he despairs cf helo from Euro-
I t --- . .
peau:naias. xi ne aoes lace K ne
' l ?. t i i -r-
would rouse the rival sects of Mo-
' ham-siedana to the old war spirit of
. -.- . . -
-was not cenerai isussia wociu suiier.
The importance of the event cannot
be overrated, as it would mark a new
' ara in piiMiaon nnltfii- TKja m'
. -.i., i.... . u
I i! tfi a -. . .
mriiDg oi tae oae me iropaei
would arooe the old spirit of war-!
i - ,...,-- . ,t
rare; n. weciu oe aau lor -carope, oaa
for Mohansaiedanissn,
and fetal to
Turkey.
Letter-"Writiag Observafiea by a
Saa of the Peried.
iFrom the AttmajrTfea Press.
Writing letters is not always practi
cable or proa table. I have, on more
than one occasion, leen convinced of
this fact. The most recent ease came
under my observation last week at
t "uc " !iiub-uwbb. -n. jtiki
-i...- ...: i .
. , ... . i
i man vroa arrested on tne cnarge ot .
theft. Upon searching him a letter
nr fnnml in Kij ao Lnn VWi
mrrfo,? tn fc KJn Jritf " K !
voung woman named B O'N J
Now, the stvle of writins:. tbe phras-i
eoiogy aad grammar of the letter were
terrible. All were criticised bv those
who read the contents. Tbe author i
innocently held herself up to ridicule
by writing a letteF to a disreputable
young man, with whom she was In
the habit of associating. This was
not all. The author mentioned Mary
and another girl, who also
shared the disgrace by having their
names connected with that of an al
ledged thief. These girls may have
been Ignorant of the reputation of the
nerson whom they admitted into I
their company. Yet this only dem-
onstrated the necessitv of voonp u.
dies ascertainins bevond question the '
social standing" of those with whom '
they mingle in every-day life, and !
they should use the most scrupulous
care when they undertake to write
letters. First, they should know how
to write before doing so. Second,
... .... ..
above all, never write tostrangers on
ly on business. In
instance I
tne young lady auttior dragged ner
..
self and her companions into the
nrecinct of a notice station, and there
i j- ,
subjected her indiscretions aad igno
rance to the scrutiny and comment of
a throng of curious spectators.
A Singular Cnaritv.
It -may be thought a singular pur
pose of charity to provide for the
"marriage of poor maids," and one
that trould accomplish but little in a
field where the object would be so
numerous ; nevertheless, the benevo
lent designs of men have been- turned
in that ehannel, as well as in various
other mentioned in the statute. By
the will of Mr. Henry Ealne, a !
wealthy London hrewer, a fund was '
established for just such a purpose.
Among the notable charitable in-'
istitutions of London there-- is none j
more novel in inception, or more!
unique in management, than Baine's
Asylum, established by himjin 1738, j
the
any girl who has been educated at the
j asylum, and who can produce satis -
factory testimonials of her coaduct
'for which six cfrls are allowed to
draw twice in eaeh year on the first j
, of May and the fifteenth of Govern
, ber. The drawing is in this manner:
The treasurer, in compliance with the;
explieit directions of Mr. Baine, takes
a half-sheet of white paper and writes
thereon 'One hnndrad nnI
,
SZsext, he takes as many blank sheets
as, with the one written on. will cor-
respond with the nooaber of e&ndi-
dates present. Each of these balf-
sheets is wrapped tightly round a Iit-f
tie roller of wood, tied with a narrow
green ribbon, the knot o(wniehisl
firmlysealed. The rolls are then for-
placed upon a small table in the eea-
tre of the room. This betas dooe.
, the candidate, oae at a time, advance
! towards the canister, eaeh drawing
therefrom one of the rolls. When all
have been drawn, they proceed to the
i chairwoman, who cuts the rlbboo
wbioh secures eaeh roll, and bids the
'candidates unfold the various papers.!
inere is ne need to ask which of them
has gained the priae the sparkling
eyes of the fortunate "hundred pound
giri" reveal the secret more quickly-
ly than it could be spoken by the lips,
The portion drawn in May is given
after a wedding oa the fifth of No-
vember, the November portion being
given in like manner on May dav.
Wealth
and Population of France and
Gennaav.
The London Satur&ay Rme apeak
Ing of a reeent paper by M. Bertillon
the Freneh statistician, says :
'But the really curious aad original
part of M. Bertillon 's paper fe that ia
which he attemps to aseertaia the eco
nomic results of a slow and a rapid
-rc-wth of Dooulation. Germaav. he
s- i man iw .1 JL t
1"" f "
UrHi ta u fni-tr im ntLut.nt-
! "
that is to say, it has 1.600,000 births
every year. If Germany had the!
. ... -:"15 P
7 . .
i.vwi. tne nrrtrts wonm t nniv i oio -
1000.
l Wri-bf w. I -.MrKn.. i .
t-.IlZZ.- VJ.ClKiaB- u:vs a" "l
the Erench proportion ; and these ac
cording to the tables of mortality, give
ouof adults of 50 vr of a- Vow
. "
j a man durinz tne earlier vearsofhis
j Hfe ha5 to 3CBnorteil at tht na
f ,k , w,. ei i.uj ..
"
. . .. -, '
taueht : ana these 3-50.0CO voaa-sr neo-
rf. w. , M-.i-i I-
rcn--that fc bv the generation which
trw4lz fKp.rn
M. Bertillon estl-
f -
l mi.(a k. Ua maln.'.niA ...U
I , . . ,
them costs 4,000 franos, or 160. Con-
I . -v
sequeatiy. Germany bas to tspecd
iZRaaamn -n noa eatw or- mt
on the increase of ber popalation be
yond what she would have to lay out
were her birth rate the same as the
f rpanftk Hn tV.A m1..i.. Wa..I .X.U. ft.A
I IC.UI.U. UB "IC IHUe UHUU, AltU LUC
iuciil - oh wtin i-iic. rrsilK OQIQ
..m.. fr. .. !.... IX
. .... .
flare aJU JWJ more Wrtfis thnn hot snri
. ',
in consequence woe id have to spend '.
i nn u- i.;i.nn fn cm v r.-io MM
wu u'1 Ml""'" -J,W,W -iO,VW,-
)' Wnk 5ne StOW S- ? -
Bertillon arrives at the conclusion
-"- "ca-- i . ""
ri..wo w.ci CVU9HUpIUB . ia
over
-""- " - "" "
f.tbe 1?' io sw!l AP
I r wra n v a .- wk -, m fit . m j-- , . i i
aote eapi tai 01 sue country, xn otner
year in France, while population
mains almost stationary ; in Germany
uu tuc utuci ubuu, ii bs pvRIiauuil ;
that grows rapidly and wealth that
remains almost stationary.
A Remarkable Dwarf.
Coon t Joseph Bornwlaski was aptly
terrneu a periee! copy 01 natore sm-,
eet worn in onooeoi mo.- iiie inteteet
t s. e -T-e- ...
wa5 remarkable and was early dlevel-
Ped- He spoke several languages.,
To ness oi understanding
combined quickness cf apprehension some eveaty f4k it wae drazsad ! Jbat Blacbas, in an unh
and solidity of judgment. Hesoon a- j ab.ve high-water mark. Its exaetap-! s1181". eoomtOed himself to the
quired an elegance of deportment only j pearanee is a follow: Extreme aBe eet Tbe Srraesa of thead
attaiaed by intercourse with polished ! uth wu fo - tbethiok Mrtlit i nB5ratiea iemaodinc redress.
society. Eewas born in Challez, in
1730, and measured but eight Inches
at birth. He was exceedingly well
proportidned aad became a protege of
the Countesss Humfeka, a woman dis-
tmgursa ixx uinn aoe personal
aeeompllshaents, She soon took him
twenty-five inches in height Hesaw
Maria Theresa, who became ouch at-
taehedto him. That great Princess
was at me time at war wKh l&e km?
or Prussia. The Qaeea asked the
dwarf his opinion of thePrssaien mon
arch. 'Madam, replied be, I have
: not the honor to know him ; were I
in his ptece, instead of waging a use
less war against you, I would some to
Vienna to pay my respects' thinking it
more honor to rain your esteem tbaa
to gain a victory from yoe.' The
Q.aeert took him in her lap and kissed
him-. He laughed, xhe Qneen asked
him what he was laughing at. His i
quick reply was : 'To see so small a (
man on the lap of so great a wemnn.' i
This answer procured him- fresh caress-!
es. He gazed at a ring on the band of i
the Queen once when sitting oa her
lap, and she asked him If he thought
it pretty. Bornwlaski replied : Mtis
not the Ting that I was looking at,
bct the hand I beseeah yoar Msjesty
to kiss.' This was granted, and tbe
' of Prance.
1 Maria Theresa made strenuous eg" -
orts to have the dwarf remain a mem-
menL
. - -
Wnen ie psris. Count Oftaski gave ailiirs of Europe, is weakened po3tre
an entertainment to some ladies of! pair.
i high distinction, and, to please them.
he put Borawiaski into an urn. The
j urn was placed on the table, and a?
t funny noise proceeded from it. The
Count refused to uncover the era. and
t .
i the curiosity of the ladies was raised
to the highest poiat. At length the
cover was removed, and out sprang
Bornwiaski, who ran asoet the table
to the no small astoaishtnesS and dl-
version ot the ladles.
He visited various courts of Europe
his reputation preceding him.aed ev -
( ery where was caressed br the ladies,
who universally took him on their
! laps and kbel him.
At twenty-five he fell in hive with
j an actress a ad proposed to her ; she
laughed at hun. At forty love again
I interfered to disturb his peace of mind
He married shortly after Isalina Bar-
bo ton, and was turned adrift into the
world by his former besefaetress.
i uouatess rtoraisca. tie sec out ami
gave cooeerts for the support of him -
self and his wife. A little daughter
of oae of tba mombers of the .nobility
heard him slag and asked her father to
go buy the little man for ber. When
aked was she would do with him. re-
; plied : "I will keep him in my room
i aad dress him like a dotl.'
Onee, when the wife of Borawkiski
' was 5ek ne seBt m Dr- Walker, who
seeing Bornwlaski in the room, bade
him keep quiet. It was with diSeul-
t
l lT hs W3S 3Mte to believe thai a has-
taHd aac 3 tatner. He bad two ahil-
drea aad Hved to the extreme age of
ninety-eight. Jokr. T. Foster,
a BIG PISEYa5.
A Oleaster Said to Be Landed 11 Feet
ia. Girth and 101 Feet Loa-r.
The London Time? prints the follow
ing correspondence from Obaa, asea-
nort taxn nf mtkn1 r A mwt px-
traordinarv event has occurred here.
. - .
she stranoiasr aad capture ot tne ven-1
tabfe sea-serpent in front of the Ca!e
dWirt&rr-HotgfrCXn. Aaotlt4'ae!ok
yesceruay an animal or nsnotgigantte
size was seen sporting in the bay near
Heather Island. It was of the serpent
species, carrying its head fully twea-
ty-ftve feet above the water. A num-
, her of boats were soon launched and;
.,..., .. . t
Pfoeeeueu to tne cay, tne crews armeu
! ?' en "!? Jl eaM ." g"!
i kftntr rPtua- haaia tha mnnrrnr rf
' - 7i " V-TT -u? V-' 7V
Rsiuiv. i iwt nMCM; i np mnwacr mrn
i - - " ..".. ...... j
' yards of it when it sadden! v sprang
t ,f - , .u .. Z
. half a length oat of the water and
seddealy sprang
Ly,, Awdaafc
from several volunteers wRh rifles
seemed to have no effect on It. Tbe
beats raneed across tne e trance of the
bay and by sereame and shoots turned
i the monster's course, aad it beaded
i j: i s- .. i . u . . 1
' uitcwn ic me txeusv-wati Vt UKI
,. . .., . .
ivireat western ocei
Oae boat bad i
a most narrow escape, taeenteani aet-
-
-ll- r-,KKi amitat it-
f .a'tiTtl xr "frr M" .- f
' lhe 2ro.BQ M ia froat of
, the Caledonian Hotel la George street
ont hu -( - - fc,Ili
t r r ...-.... .k. ...... .....
. rkible. Ia his frantic exertions with ,
bis tali, sweeping the beach, no one
rf,- Miltirn--i.. Tho,tn..,
re-jJBriag m&u BMy B&:teWf
aad anotbertbreakhig the window of
.e
Commercial Bank. A pcrtv of
volunteers under Lieut, David M-eezies
bow assembled and fired volley after
volley into the neek, according to the
directions of Dr. Campbell, who did
not wish for scientific reasons, that
the configuration of the heed should
daaassd. As there was a brkrbt
. bjo tba continued till W e'dock.
WBe3 Mr. Stevens, of tbe Commercial
jj 1 iBaadfixeda rope to tbe
animal's head, and b tbe exertions of
tweotv-ftvejfeet from tbe head, whieh ! h&5 &?S' of rhn
is eleven feet in dreumfereace. At aad li fe no beltered ls -this
part is fixed a pair of fins feur feet I " wllt s T
J tooz bv Bgfir,y eTea fee. aftr( At
j he"id"es fertber back fe a long dorsal
; fia a&inE a UeLSt . K
I thlrteen fee4aa five feet bfcrbia front
of a flattened ter-
v wroser than aov-1
j thiQE efee -phe eves sve very -mrfl
J in BrkBortfcMI and '9dr a? hiu
the &&,& eftwoandahalf feet be -
..,, t k(trnfl p
ears.
Great excitement fe created and 4be
f country people are fioekiag hi to rktw
it.
The Coming 2as in E&sdo.
TheSt.PetersbergcorrespoBdentofe-e xttaebed to tbe engine, stracx
tbe New York Herdkx describes tbe
tbe coming man in Russia : The ris-
ing man is IgnatiefT, who, beyond be-
ing a trained diplomat Js a distinct-
ively Russian oSeiai after tbe true
Russian heart. Capable ef grand !
ideas, ef generous impulses, and of)
I
enormous self-saorifice, his altar con-
tains beyond self only one gad, that
of an ambition to see hfe country die-
tate everything to Europe and a per-
feet willingness- that the United
IE tatea shall dictate everything to
America. He is a grand centralfeer,
and his apparent concessions to En-g-
nower to a Seating
! wreck of misspent opportunity. Iu
tab hfe iedsmeai has dcov! eorc&d:
i mur r-nU r.r Kfcf. t ,
-... ... n.- aaab-cb M n40VL Xll 'ri
Honors to General GrantHis Depar
tar fet'Earape:
Pktlaieephxa. May 17. This
morning General Grant, took break fcts s
with Gv. Hartesaf Senator Camer-
f n. CoL Fred. Graot, Gen. Sherman
and Hamilton Fish, after which be
was waited oa by the Mayw and a
j committee of (he coencli, and escorted
to the Chestitet street wharf, where
1 the steamer Twilight was waiting; to
jraakea short exemsion up the river
l with the ex-PresUtest aod a number
oCinvhed gueaa. A very larzeerowd
i of people were asaorabted at the wharf.
t aad Gen. Grant waloodiy cheered oa
' his arrival. As the steamer left tho
j wharf, the people er&w very eatbudi-
astie, aad sheering, waviag of band-
j kereiues, and other maaifestatioas of
pleasure, were indulged la. The ship-
i ptng on the river was very geaoraliy
1 decorated, aad ferry-boais, s4eam-tU73
aad all saluted the axeorsfoa partv
j with their whistles sad nags. When
' '.tie Hessian Oorvttte Cnysser was
f passed, that vessel ran up the Ameri-
lean &. and Acoti aselate of twenty -
one guns. The TwlHcht will proceed
to New Castle where General Grant
I wMi be transferred to the steamer In-
dlasa, la which vessel he wfll salt to
i Liverpool. The revonae ostler Karc-
t iltoa, whieh had been alaaee at the
i '
disposal mi General Grant, by Presi-
dent Hayes, was need for tbe purpose
of eea veyheg Mrs. Grant aad a number
of personal friend down the river.
Mrs. Grant was aceorted oa beard by
Geo. W. Guilds snd wife. A- J Brex
ei, and J. W. Paal and fatally. In
pas-lag the Navy Yard, tbe Hamilton:
I was greeted with a salute from, the re
ceiving ship.
Eight steamers aad toree revenue
I catters came into the harbor to awsic
the steamship Indiana, whieh will
bear ex-President Grant, wile and son
to Europe. The revenue eutter Ham
ilton, with Mrs. Grant and friends on
,., , z ua
I wtmir buc tat j oqm itm
a party
from Philadelphia and Camden, and a
; gteaaJboat with General Grant and
f riends. earn down tbe river with tho
Ia&am&. Mrs, Qsmat traBaferretI
fwM tKa ..- r rt wf.
, -- -v - , w w jm-.wu Fi ta
,,, -.n ti - t-ul ,u k
- a tno ex-rresideat with his
, rty wrft ak ham, ftff .
1 Everylhfn 1. port was
j ... . ..
r . .
i wim basS- The Indiana
j nnZZ Btft Ilf RRnfAI MIMOI SM hi i-.W-
passed amid firimr of eeaaoa and blaw-
? ia abatis by tbe ICeaAers The
wharves and boose tops were crowded
A large ana ber of people wese iu from
the rural dfetrtots, besides a train loaJ
jfrom WilmiagtoB.
Xcxke- FHioa-tcriarr
A Washington telegram to tbe CL2
cago Pott says : Tbe Ueh about the
reported SJibneterins exaedteloos t;
Mexico fe as follows : Tbe admmis-
; too Js determined to pnta end t
I . . -- -
- - " ey 6 -" " -"
..t. i ff ..
5bbi ubobsc vi bhvt t db; ctiideu.
3.000 of wbont have eJaiaas aga;a-r
Mexico, presented throagh ocr Gv-
ernaent, aggregating many millions.
t The tersest claim Car cattle stolen is
near $100,099, aad they range down
to $50. Tne late administration did
nothing in tbe matter, bat it Is now
determined that oer territory, flag,
and the property of oar dtlaens must
sad shall be respected. This beinr
tbe ease, there win be no need of &.L
bussering expeditions whatever tue
result of tbe contest between Lerdo
1 and Diaz. Tbe former ie ia favor i
P81? Jo cis oer eftfe an I
' ?ItIb? the Governraem Indemnity
f tor P654 ekrages-I may say witu
I American elalmanK.
lkMI be :sr9r
ibb aanexa-
orcbern Provinces of
Mexico, exceedingly rtab pre? ju-i
metals, k a probable resair. la the set
tiesaeat mt Safe vexatioae aaojtlon .
Preei of a Xsniaev
As an ensine beloeeing to tbe Phi
! adeJphia, Wttmingtoe- Baltimore
fEoad was standing on tbe feme oa
r Washington avenue, PhlladeipL.a
i & during tbe temporary absence
tne engineer ana Breman, an ct.-
known man jaaaped npoa tbe engine
and started it at full speed toward the
Lrlver-froat. Two rreiabs ears. wLxciz
the bcaspefs at wasbtegioa street
wharf with sne force that tbe engine
WBs Ibrown from tbe trade, and the
ears ran into tbe river.
Tbe atranger
' who was evbleatlv iaeea
was
pitched Into tbe water bv tbe shock.
aad drowned.
t Mrs. General Sherman fe a devout"
Catholic aad it is saW ha Wn man-
I aging with greatseecess the coatribu-
tions of her felfow-Btoinanlsta in thi
couatry for the Pepe. so that she hss
no w on hand about $l,fcK to be fo&-
.warded to his HeUeess..
usefulness and
Ir
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