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POETRY.

SECOND THOUGHT.

Where the wood-path broke in twain, Doubting, i lly checked her rein. “If I take that path,” mused she,

‘TI shall meet with somebody ”

Nay, but that would never do; Maidens should be wooed, not woo!”

So the other path she prest, Saying. “Second thoughts are best.”

|

Who is this with Dolly there ?

What has made her ride so fair?

“ Somebody,” most strange to say,

Rode the self-same way to-day;

And there among the greenwood dim,

Dolly told her choice to him,

Whispering what her heart confest—

“Truly, secoad thought is best.” Cassel?’s Magasine.

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TO THE UNKNOWABLE,

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O Thou! whom men affirm we cannot ‘know,’

| It may be we shall never see Thee nearer

| Than inthe clouds, nor even trace Thee clearer Than in that garment which, howe’er aglow

With life divine, is still a changing show,

A little shadowing forth, a mere concealing, A glory whichin uttermost revealing

Might strike us dead with one supreme life-blow. We may not reach Thee through the void immense Measured by suns, or prove Thee anywhere ;

But hungry eyes that haunt the wilds above

For one lost face still drop despairing thence, To find Thee, in the heart—love’s ravish’d lair; Else were ‘the sting of death’ not ‘sin’ but love. —Emily Pfeifier in the Spectator.

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LITERATURE. —

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|THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH.

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CHAPTER IX,

Mr. Breitenbach, who had till now sat pale as astatue, aad had only at intervals shaken his head mournfully, appeared now to quite coincide with his nephew.

‘Yes, all agrees to prove it,’ he said sorrowfully. ‘Ulric has become a goods for-nothing fellow, and has embittered and poisoned the remainer of his foster-father’s life—he who loved him as his own son. Alas ! the unhappy boy! I intended to make him my heir; and now Yes, yes,

|I confided in appearances and a deceitful

exterior. What avails it to write to Mr. Acosta? His answer would only renew the pain which the ungrateful boy’s conduct has occasioned me; and, therefore, [ will do nothing more in the matter, Alas! Ulric, did not the form of your fosterfather rise before your eyes, when you turned aside from the paths of virtue and recti< tude.

‘Then you will not write,,Mr. Breiten- bach?’ exclaimed Martin; ‘ or even make make an enquiry concerning the youth ? Can you believe all the inventions which have been written without proof? Well, then, sir, I will write to Mr. Acosta; and let the answer be what it will, I confide in Ulric. Appearances deceive, but truth will triumph! Mr. .Breitenbach you will see that Ulric is innocent, and then you will repent having doubted him. Poor youth—dear, good Ulric! even if thy foster father forsakes thee, old Martin will never- theless remain thy friend, until he hears from thine own mouth what rogueries have been committed on the other side of the water. 1 will write this day to Mr, Acosta, andythe truth shall eome to light, even if it lay buried a thousand fathoms in the earth! ’

Good old Martin’s unshaken trust seem- ed, in some degree,{to restore to Mr. Breis tenbach his confidence; his eye brightened and he pressed warmly the hand of his old servant.

‘Right, Martin!’ he said. ‘ Write to Mr. Acosta ; and, until his answer comes, | will not quite abandon the young man. Truly, circumstances are very strong against him, but there is not yet any certainty.’ Write, ld Martin! my friend Acosta speaks the truth. If he says Ulric is innocent, | shall believe him, should the whole world declare to the contrary, If he confirm the already received report, then '’—the fore- head of the old gentleman became very red, and his voice faltered—-‘ then the un- grateful lad shali never again cross my threshold! ’

‘So be it !' said Schleicher, with a cune ning smile.

‘Qld Martin, however, thought in his heart-—-‘Mr. Acosta may write just what he pleases. I assert, and will adhere to it) thet the youth is innocent.’

The same day Martin wrote a letter to Mr. Acosta, and besought hiza, with mov- ing words, to obtain exact information re specting Ulric, and not’to communicate the result of his inquiries until he was absolute~ ly conviaced of their truth, With a trem- bling hand, Mr. Breitenbach added a few lines to this letter, which was then sealed, and sent by the first ship which sailed to Valparaiso.

At the expiration of three quarters of a year; the answer arrived. During the whole of this time neither Mr. Breitenbach, Martin, nor Schleiher had received any news from Ulric, though Martin had ques-~ tioned every captain of a ship who came from Valparaiso, respecting the absent youth, By this means he heard but little, and what he did hear tended, alas, only to confirm what Wilkins had already written from Valparaiso, and which he repeated on his return. Wilkins was now at Hamburg and had been placed by Schleicher in Ulric’s place in the office.

_ When the letter from Mr. Acosta was des livered, old Martin did not anticipate good, news, and he could pretty well guess bes forehand its contents. He brought the answer with a throbbing heart to Mr. Brei- tenbach, who already trembled as he brote it open; and his voice faltered as he read to his faithful servant the followiug lines, written by his old and long-esteemed mer- cantile friend :—

6 My Dear AND HONORED Sir,

This word is a world of deception; and ingratitude is such a common vice, that you must not be surprised if you also have experienced an instance of it. I must, alas, tell you that the youth whom you trusted so much, and loved so dearly, has deceived you in the most shameful manner. My own eyes and ears have convinced me of this painfnl truth, and necessity compels me to communicate to you the plain uns varnished truth,although I know it will give your benevolent heart much pain.

Mr. Ulric came to me a. few days after his arrival in Valparaiso, and he excused his delay by saying that he had fallen into the hands of kidnappers, but that he had fortunately escaped trom them by flight, and in escaping he had hurt himself so much that he had been unwell for many days in consequence. This was true ; for a certain Mendoza, who keeps a tavern for sailors and such people, confirmed it. Mr.

Ulric transacted the business with me, and

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ISLAND, MONDAY, MAY 24, 1875.

| showed much adroitness ; and I was so | well pleased with him, that I several times

| troduce him to the most respectable ins | habitants of Valparaiso. Mr. Ulric, how- | ever, refused every invitation, and I soon

heard that he had fallen in with a-set of | good-for-nothing young men, |

| dissolute, | with whom he was leading a disorderly and dissipated life. I considered it my duty to warn him. He, however, instead of thanking me for my good intentions, ans swered me with impertinence, that he con. sidered it was not my business, and that no one need trouble themselves about him ; and he desired me to begone, or he should tell his servant to show me out of the room. Under these circumstances, no- thing remained but to let the unhappy youth take his course. However, I did not lose sight of him, and I saw and heard many things which soon changed the pres possession which I at first entertained in his favor, into feelings of dislike aud con- tempt. The young } frequented the lowest aleshouse, and drauk and gambled, and was not only once, but almost daily, found lying drunk in the open streets. Besides this. I heard that he had losta large sum of money at play; and I had al- ready addressed a letter to inform you of the youth’s disorderly course of life, when I heard that he had disappeared from Val- paraiso, and had taken flight on board an English ship.

From this time I have heard no more of him,

This is all the news which I am able to communicate, with strict veracity, of the young man, Endeavor, my revered friend, to forget the misguidea boy, who has res warded your kindness with such unbound~ ed ingratitude.

Your obedient friend, A. Acosta.’

Mr. Breitenbach shook his head sorrows fully, as he glanced at old Martin, who did not venture to raise his eyes from the ground, lest he should see the distress of his highly venerated master. An oppres- sive silence weighed on the hearts of the two old men, which at length Mr. Breitens bach interrupted by saying—

‘Let him go! he is worthless, and does not deserve that we should shed a tear for him! Now, old Martin, you and | stand again alone in the world.

‘And may God comfort us!’ added the faithful servant, and he suppressed the tear that rose to his eye. ‘Our Heavenly Father knows how I loved the youth. Never more did [ expect again to have suffered such grief In my old age!’

Mr. Breitenbach continued silent some time. ‘Martin!’ at length he exclaimed, ‘ Ulric was a villian, a hypocrite, and a de- ceiver. He was an ungrateful serpent, which we nursed in our bosoms, and the only reward which we receive for all our benefits is to be stung by him. I tear him for ever from my heart and out of my re-~ membrance. And never, as long as [ live, will I speak of him again! Be silent, Mar- tin! My curse shall not fall upon him, but my love, my remembrance is dead!’

‘ Oh, sir!’ exclaimed old Martin, and he raised his trembling hand imploringly to his angry master, ‘ and if he should not be guilty? 1f we should have unjustly con- demned him, shall we not even hear his defence ?’

‘ He is guilty,’ returned Mr. Breitenbach. ‘Everything witnesses against him.’

‘Except himself,’ added Martin. ‘Oh, sir, appearances deceive! How often have we found it so during our lives!’ ‘ But here it is not appearances but cer- tainty, answered Mr. Breitenbach. ‘Nofa word more, Martin, under pain of my diss pleasure ! Never more will J hear of him or see him!’ Searcely had Mr. Breitenbach uttered these words, than some ene knocked at the door. It was opened, and in rushed—— but stop: we will in the following chapter relate who the stranger was ; and you, gentle reader, may, in the meantime, amuse your- self by guessivg who it could be ! To be continued.

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Dommniox Norss.—We called attention last week to the reckless dealing of the Finance Minister with the Dominion note circulation. It is most important in the interests of the public that a strict watch should be kept over the Minister with re- gard to the Dominion notes. We shall fulfil our duty by recording facts, and call ing attention to them, in the hope elicit- ing explanations from those journals which are presumed to enjoy more of the confidence of the Government than we can pretend todo. It appears by the return of the 30th April that the circulation was at that date $10,826,905, and by that of Tth_ of May, $10,860,350, so that there was an increase of $33,445. Buton looking to We speviv retura we find that on 30th April the amount held was $2,926 518, and on 7th May, $2,873,362, or a falling off of $53,156. The bank deposits were, 30th of April, $700,396, and on the 7th May, $785,- 988, or an increase of $6,602, corresponds ing to the aggregate of the reduction of gold and increase of notes. There is no- thing to show that Banks have obtained their $86,602, but we do not hesitate to say that amore rec\less and outrageous pro~ ceeding has never been perpetuated; and when it is borne in mind thatthe Minis ter who is thus wantonly trafficking with the public funds was distinguished when in opposition for his hostility to Bank de, posits and for his conservative policy re. garding these very Domision notes, his present conduct is incomprehensible. We claim explanation as to the cause of these issues of Dominivn notes on deposits at the very time that a reduction in the gold reserve has taken place. — Montreal Gazette.

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Giy your cuiLp a parer.—A child begins ning to read becomes delighted with a news« paper, because he reads of names and things which are familiar, and he will progress ac» cordingly. A newspaper one year is worth a quarter’s schooling toa child. Every father must consider that information ig connected with advancement. The mo- ther of a family, being one of its heads, and having a more immediate charge of chil- dren, should herself be instructed. A mind occupied becomes fortified against the ills of life, and is braced for emergencies. Children amused by reading or study are, of course, more considerate and easily goV~ erned. How many thoughtless young men have spent their earnings in a tavern or corner grocery, who ought to have been

. | AN OLD MAN ATTEMPTS MURDER AXD THEN KILLS invited him to my house, in order to in. | |

MINER.

A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.

HIMSELF—HI$ VICTIM ALIVE—HE IS FORGIYV- EN BEFORE HE DIRS—THE DEED APPARENTLY PREMEDITATED,

[From the St. John Telegraph. }

This community was thrown intoa state of intense excitement, on Saturday morning, by the announcement thatan awful crime had been committed on Brussels street, by which a woman’s life was endangered and a man’s brought to a sudden and awful close. Fortunately such occurrences are few and far between in our Province.

AMBROSE ROWLES

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is the name of the would-be-murderer and suicide. He owned a house on Brussels street, opposite the Church. The store in the first flat is occupied by Rudolph Wots rich, gunsmith ; John Gallant, a carpenter with his family lived in the second fiat, while the third was used asa shoemaker shop by Bowles, who boarded in Gallant’s family. usual on Saturday morning, and, after his breakfast, in the kitchen, went to the front room and had asmoke. Then he returned to the kitchen and began talking, but after a time grew silent all at once and again came down stairs. When he returned, about a quarter to 10, Mrs. Gallant was scrubbing the stairs, and Bowles asked her what time it was but she could not tell him, and he went to the front room to find out for himself.

He rose somewhat carlicr than

THE DEED.

Bowles immediately came out, and at this time Mrs, Gallant was at the head of the stairs, having, concluded her work. All unsuspecting of what was to follow

SHE ROSE UP AND HB FIRED

a shot at her with a large revolver, the bul. let striking her in the shoulder. She ran down stairs and called to her daughter, who was in the kitcher, to take the baby out. The girl, frightened at the shot, said she could not and fastened the door. Before this a second shot was fired, which struck the woman in the abdomen, and immedis ately after a third shot; receiving her daughter’s answer, Mrs.Gallant summoned all her strength which was fast leaving her, ran up stairs, burst the kitchen door open, took the babe in her arms and ran down stairs, followed by herdaughter. They en-~ tered Mr. Wottrich’s store underneath, where Mrs. Gallant exclaimed.

‘ou! My Gop, I'm suoT!”

Immediately after this, those in the shop were startled by two shots in the front room over head, A physician was sent for ims mediately, two or three persons running in various directions, and soon Drs. 8. Z. Earle, A. Alward, T.J.O. Earle and Tras verse had arrived, and by that time the wo- man kad been carried up stairs and placed in bed, Officers McHarg and Barnes reach- ed the place before the doctors and pros ceeding to the room where the last reports had came from, they found Bowles laying on a sofa, and not being aware that the man had attempted self-destruction, they, with the assistance of Hiram English, plac- ed handcuffs on his wrists, and then laid him on the floor. Dr. R. 8S, Earl then en. tered and ordered the articles to be re- covered, for it was discovered that

BOWLES WAS DYING,

being covered with his own blood. The wound —for only one could be seen— was found to be of a very serious nature. Search was made for the bullet. It had entered just below the rib, passed directly through the body lodging into the skin at the back. It was cut outsoon after. The the medica) men gave it as their opinion that Bowles weuld not live. Mean- time two sons and two daughters of the dying man reached him, and their lamen- tations was great.

The scene at that time will not be easily effaced from the minds of those who wit- nessed it. The father, a deathly pallor about his face, and frequently spitting up blood, lay dying on the floor, while group-~ around him were his weeping children. His sufferings were intense, and many of those who saw what was taking place were moved to tears. The dying man moaned, and spoke feebly, just being able to gasp out, “She did itall;’’ again that “She drove me to distruction,”’ and “Is she alive ?’’ In answer to the question he was told that Mrs. Gallant still lived. ‘ Well, I’m sorry,’’ he was heard to say. Again, when told that the doctor had expressed the opinion the that the woman would recover, the dying man mutter- ed, ‘‘ Two bullets ought to have finished her.”” He waa silent when asked how it occurred, and whispered to one of his chil- dren that they would

FIND IT ALL IN A TIN BOX.

Search was at once made for the article, but the searchers not being immediately successful, one of the sons was inter» rogated as to where it was. He de- clared he could not leave his dying parent, and at that time it did seem hard to ask him todo so,and he was no further diss turbed. The tin box, containing a letter, was subsequently found and taken charge of by Sergant Dobson.

Thd news having been conveyed to the police office a tsergant and several men were despatched to the place to prevent

tering he premises; the entrance was

guarded and none but those who were

actually required were allowed to enter. THE WOUNDED WOMAN

was also cared for as soon as the medical getlemen arrived. The bullet that had struck the shoulder was fouad to have made merely a flesh wound. The second shot was more dangerous, having struck the cartilidge of the lower rib and glanced downwards to the right; allefforts to take out the bullets were unavailable. Her case, however, was not to be so dangerous as that of her would-be-murderer, and there isa prospect of her recovery. Her

the crowd that quickly gathered from en- |

| DEATH OF BOWLES —A SKETCH OF MIS HISTORY.

The principle of this unfortunate affair died at ten minutes past onep. m. Just before death ensued he was visited by Rey, George M. Armstrong, who conversed with him, and then proceeded to the room where Mrs. Gallant was lying and asked her if she forgeve the man who attempted to!

ly forgave him for what he hag “ane.

Bowles was about sixty yé Wage. He was born in Ireland and emigrated to this place years ago. He had been a shoemak- er by occupation, and by his trade acquired considerable property. His wife died about two years ago, and the greater part of the time he had been boarding with the Gallant family. He has fourchildren, as previously stated. For some time past, as is stated below, he had been drinking heavily, though on the morning of the com- mission of the crime he is said to have been perfectly sober.

The weapon that he used to accomplish nis purpose is an Adams’ six shooter, and the cartridge used is nearly an ounce in weight.

M&S, GALLANT

is a woman of about 48 years of age, and has six children. Sheis a daughter of Mr. Leek, of Dutcn Village, King’s County, and has been here many years. Her eldest child is a girl about 16 years of age, and her youngest two months old.

An inquest was held at which the letter alluded to by the suicide was read. As it contained only charges against the character of the woman,and nothing bearing on the unfortunate occurrence, it is not published. The verdict of the jury was that the deceased, Ambrose Bowles, came to his death from a pistol shot in the abs domen, and that he committed suicide. The members of the jury empowered the coroner to hand their fees over to the In» dustrial School.

WISCELLANEOUS,

“The alleged principal in the late con- spiracy against Bismarck is named Drinin, and he has been arrested in Cracow.

The three richest men in the British House of Commons are self-made men, with no family arms.

Fighting continues in Formosa between the aborigines and the Chinese troops, to the disadvantage of the latter. Reinforce- ments have been sent from Foo Choo.

H.R. H. the Duke of Connaught, while travelling recently in Egypt, shot and col- lected many curious birds and also three large crocodiles, one measuring 20 feet in length.

't is reported that Russia has with great earnestness urged England to send dele- gates to the International Code Confer- ence at St. Petersburg. If England per- sists in her refusal it is probable that the whole project will be dropped in accord- ance with the advice of the other powers. At Pompeii they recently found a curis ous record. It was scratched on the stucco of a kitchen wall, and has been thus transs lated: ‘ Lighted one fire, cooked his meals, and swept his house for him 28,000 times | to this day, and he refuses to take me to the circus.’ Beneath this, in a different hand, is wtitten: ‘ Women are never satis» | fied.’

To Test Tug Quattry or Woo..--The qua lity ot wool may be tested by taking a lock from the sheep's back and placing it on an accurately measured inch. If the spirals count from thirty to thirty-three in the spice of an inch, it equals the finest Elec~ torial and Saxony wool. The diminution of the number of folds to the inch shows the inferioitry.

How to Breatux.—Civilized man is the only being that breathes through the mouth, which at once shows that it is an unnatural and acquired habit. The wild Indian would as soon think of eating with the nose as of breathing thus, The habit is usually acquir- ed in childhood, and is generally the result of breathing impure air. It is then that the fond mother should guard her offspring with watchful care against this insidious and deadly enemy of her child. Let her follow the example of the wild Indian mo- ther, and give her child the pure air of heaven to breathe, and if perchance it opens its little mouth during sleep, let her gently press its little lips together until the habit of keeping them closed becomes fixed for life. —Science of Health.

Harpy Every Day.—Sidney Smith cut the following from a newspaper and pre- served it for himself :—‘ When you raise in the morning, form the resolution to make the day a happy one to a fellow creature. It is easily done; a left off garment to a man who needs it ; a kind word to the sorrowful ; an encouraging expression to the striving— trifles in themselves as light as air—will do at least for the twenty-four hours. And if you are young, depend upon it it will tell when you are old, rest assured it will send you gently down the stream of time to eternity. By the most simple arithmetical sum, look at the resuit. If you send one person away happily during the day, there is three hundred and sixty-five in the course of a year. And suppose you live forty years only after you commence this course of medicine, you have made 14,600 persons happy — at all events for a time.’

Ow Wasutxe Uovse PLants —Have a large pail or tub filled with warm soapsuds, then spread the fingers and palm of the left hand over the soil in the pot ; turn the branch- es topsy-turvy into the warm soapsuds, swing the plant briskly in the water till every leaf has become completely saturated, then put it through a pail ‘ean water, and rub’ ‘mb and finger - when dry, dow.

take her life. Her reply was that she free- } hibition at Philadelphia.

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It is evident that John Bright. with all his admiration for the wonderful progress of the United States, an admiration shared in whatever diflerence of opinion may exs ist as to the institution of the country, by Englishmen the world over, has no great faith in the approaching émternational exs Referring to it recently, he said, “it was ludicrous for the United States to invite foreign manufacs turers to compete at an exhibition when a protective tariff prevents them from com- peting in American market.” There is no doubt that this feeling prevails to a very large extent, and will have its influence upon the exhibition. It was the same feeling which prompted Mr. Jones,of Leeds, himself a manufacturer, and Sir John Mac- donald to express doubts as to the wisdom of the Canadian Parliament voting a large sum of money towards the proper represen- tation of Canada at the exhibition. The Americans nevertheless are not likely to change their policy. ‘Their wonderful pro. gress they are in the habit of attributing to the policy which encourages the importa, tion of the labourer, rather than the pros ducts of Lis labor, a pullcy which is steadily gaining friends upon this side of the line _as well as upon the other.

French Mode of Selecting Horses.—The purchasers of horses for the French army always endeavor to have 2 first look at the animal when he was tranquil and in the stable; noting if the animal supports itself equally well on all its legs, and if one seems to yield, to specially examine it ; attention is then directed to the largeness of the pupil of the eye, which ought to be more dilated when in the stable, than when exs posed to full light. After the animal has been led out of the stable, the eye ought to be again examined to observe if the pupil has contracted ; if not the sight is feeble ; others, to test the power of vision, feign to strike the forehead with the hand. If the hollow over the eyes be profound and the temple grey, old age is to be concluded ; wounds about the temple suggest attacks of staggers, and when the end of the nose presents circular scars, it may be concluded the horse has been twitched with a cord to ensure his quietness while being shod or having had to submit so some painful operation.

Loneevity aND Marriacs -—In the recent- ly published * Study of Sociology,’ Herbert Spencer assails a theory that has long been current in life insurance. That married life is favorable to longevity has generally been regardedas satisfactory proved,remarks the Sanitary Record, by the numerous statiss tics showing, almost without exception, a greater longevity on the part of the marri- ed. When the ratio of deaths in the two classes stand as ten to four and even twenty to four, there would appear to be little room for doubt. But says the Insurance Monitor, in discussing Mr. Spencer’s views, to this astute social scientist the evidence, strong as it seems, furnishes no warrant for the current belief. He regards the case as a substitution of cause for effect. In other words, greater longevity is not the conse- quence of marriage ; on the contrary, mar- riages are clearly traceable to influences favoring longevity. The principles ofna- tural selection work so strongly in decid- ing between the benedicts and the bache- lors, that the long livers are drawn to the former and short livers to the latter.

Marniaces or Cousixs.— A _ short time back we noticed a paper by Mr. Darwin, giving the results of an elaborate investi» gation into this question, his conclusion be~- ing the negative one that no evil results to the offxpring can be shown to be entailed from consanguinous marriages. The March number of the Deaf and Dumb Magazine, however, contains anarticle on the ‘ Mar- riage of Cousins,’ by the Rev. S. Smith, the editor, which is nearly identical with the remarks of that gentleman published in the London Zimes of that month, In

| his peper Mr, Smith asserts—and adduces

many painful proofs of his assertion—that such marriages are the fertile source of con- genital deatmutism and and other physical defects and disqualifications. He insists upon the necessity of such evil consequences being universally made known, in order that their entailment may be ayoided. This subject, says the London ical Rea. cord. is one which well deserves the serious attention of the philanthropist as well as the social and political economist, and ins deed, of all classes of the community,

An Extensive Faruer.—John Hepner, a German, now a resident of Reading, Pa., has lived to be called the father of more children than probably any other man in the country. Ue is sixty years old and has had three wives. He was first married in Germany in 1840, and his wife died in 1848. In that short time she bore him sevonteen children—two pairs of twins, four sets of triplets, and oneat a single birth. Mr. Hepner merried again in lgss than a year. He was married the latter part of June, 1849,and in February another child was born to him,followed by one on the following Christma ater that his wife bore him twins five consecu- tive times, and three children at a single birth,making fifteen children in nine years, At the end of which time his second wife died. His two marriages covered « period of seventeen years, and yielded him thirty. two children. He had come to this country three years before the death of his second wife. He was married again shortly afterward, this time to a widow with one child. This wife is still living, and has borne Hepner nine children, Of the first set of children none are now living, and only two of the second and three of the third.

Dangerous Houses.—Four deaths from diptheria, recently occurring in Brooklyn have attracted the attention of the health authorities of that city to the condition of the house in which they took place. The report which a sanitary committee made upon the dwelling sounds a note of warn- ing which is Certainly timely at this especial period when moving is everywhere in pro. gress. The house in question was new, and damp in every room from cellar to attic, for there appears to have been no effort made