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, 1876-12-01
Has Man Been % Very Lon,ao, Al,
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There has been a tendepcv -.
men of science 10 pass from a r-rS-Vs
sion lso few years ago. Of total -
Fance a. 10 the mole Of origin Of ali H..
Iing things. TO a claim 90 almost Co.
plete knoWlelgc Of the whole prog-'---
OF the universe, from the first st,.rk -
living Protoplasm up 30 the highest A..
velopment Of the human intellect ~.
this Is really what We have seen In ~.
last Aixtecn years. FOrIierly diairni.
ties were exaggerated, and Il WA ~
serted that Nc had not sufficient EpoVl.
edge to venture on any generalization.
on the subject. Now difficulties Are -,
aside, and It is held that our theo,ie'
are 10 well established and 30 far rrarh.
ing, that they explain and comprehend
all nature, and at the present dav 4
seems to me that facts which oppose
popular views hardly receive due con.
sideration. 1t is a curious Circumstance
that notwithstanding the attention thsi
has been directed to the subject in eyerv
part OF the world, and the numerous
excavations connected with railways and
mines which have offered such facilities
for geological discovery, no advance
whatever has been made for consider
able number of years, in detecting the
time or the mode of mans origin. The
Pal@olithic flint weapons first diseoy-
cred in the North of France more than
thirty years ago are still the oldest un-
disputed proofs of mans existence; and
amid the countless relics of former
world that have been brought to light
no evidence of any one of the links
that must have connected man with the
lower animals has yet appeared. The
conclusion which We must arrive at is.
that if man has been developed from a
common ancestor, with all existing apes.
and by no other agencies than such as
have affected their development, then
he must have existed in something ap-
preaching his present form during the
tertiary period, and not merely existed,
but predominated in numbers wherever
suitable conditions prevailed. In that
case it will be a fair argument, that,
just as he is in his mental and moral
nature, his capacities and aspirations,
so infinitely raised above the brutes, SO
his origin is due to distinct and higher
agencies than such as have affected their
development.-A. r. Wallace, al The
British Association.
, 1876-12-01

In the recent romance of Tourgeni.
eff. the strange title of "Pounine and
Babourine," there is an incident which
may serve to introduce this notice of a
subject at once most important and
most imperfectly known. Babourine,
the hero of the story, republican and
socialist, of servile station, but of an
ideal philanthrophy, has been arrested
on account of his membership of pop
ular secret society and banished to 81
IBERIA. There he is plunged in the mis-
cries of convict exile, which are hardly
ightened by the companionship of his
wife, who has followed him IN his pun
ishment. Crushed in spite of his iron
will, despairing for his fellows, if not for
himself, he has hardly feeling, save Of
the wretchedness OF the class from
he springs and the awful oppression Of
the State. The manifesto Of Tsar Al
exander reaches Siberia, proclaiming the
abolition of serfdom. Babournie reads
it; he tries to speak, but bursts into
tears. And when he finds his voice this
fierce and injured man, it is to cry in g
frenzy of enthusiasm: ''Hurrahl hur-
rahl God save the Tsarl God bless
the Tsarl There are now no serfs
in Russia" It is fifteen years since
the events amid which Tourgenieff laid
the scene of "Pounine and Babourine,
and in the interval the enfranchisement
Of the serfs has been developing for
good and i'll the consequences Of so
glorious, but 30 tardy an installment Of
the primary rights Of humanity. The
Russian is master Of his bodily self, but
he is master Of little else. His govern
ment is not his, though it may be be-
coming his. The very exercise Of his
faculties depends upon conditions be-
yond his viii. There are in fact, as in
France previous to 1897, two Russias-
one, the narrow, official, grinding,
thriftless, unnational "old" state; and
the other, the people, who may be the
"new" state. tomorrow. In the mean
time a sad encouragement has arrested
the expansive enthusiasm of 179S, and
perhaps the most striking evidence OF
this depression is to be found in the CO.
temporary literature OF the country
The Spectator.
, 1876-12-01

that II was the business OF the Court
20 prevent delay and defeat artificc.r A
very fair jury was at length empaneled.
and the solicitor-general commenced his
aaldress to the Jury. when. amid loud
and continned cheers. which actually
seemed to drown the sonorous tones Of
the solicitor general, the tall form Of
OConnell. dust stained and travel
soiled. strobe into the courthouse. lie
bowed court .ou,ly TO the judges, and
his salute was returned most kindly by
h old circuit companion, Baron Penne-
father. He apologized for his unpro-
fessional appearance. which, Of course,
was excused, and to his request Ito he
allowed some breakfast in court" their
lordships said Most certainly" A
large bowl Of milk and some sandwiches
plentifully cut. formed his morning
meal; while he partook OF the food,
which his tOilsome journey rendered so
necessary. he listened, with close atten-
ton, to the statement o ( the principal
crown prosecutor. On hearing legal
proposition being incorrectly stated by
the solicitor-general, O'Connell instant
ly exclaimed This mouth half full of
bread and millk): "That's not law |"
The solicitor-general insisted it was, and
the Court was appealed to. Tho decis-
ion was in O'Connell's favor. Some
what crestfallen, the solicitor-general
resumed, to be again pulled up, for re-
ferring to an act of Parliament which
OConnell knew was passed only for q
limited time, he exclaimed : "That act
has expired" This was blow the sec
ond.
So ably and admirably did O'Connell
conduct he defense, that the jury was
discharged because they could not
agree, and another found the accused
not guilty.
, 1876-12-01

HR WANTED SOMETHING TO Do
"Cant you give me some work." inquir-
ed poor chap at a Chicago telegraph
Office the other day.
"All full, was the short reply.
"Well, by gings, I've got to have
sothin' ter do purity soon. " muttered the
applicant.
And turning desperately to the tele-
graph official, he continued:
81 say, mister, couldn't you hire me
for telegraph pole?"
Yet even then the official had to turn
him away, every post being supplied.
, 1876-12-01
PoHT row NSLNn.
Naughty. bot Nice.

shs st.-.,I sysiIs my hish-ha. la.r.
Mr. sufls acairst ny Ia.
All turning rauui,tH 80 flf fs.f,
Nv very thought- O. tra''-
-. nut : dimplsi hand iu udl'.
Tahids Il IN trtce.
Ana blushing inst = little. ssid
"Irvally thluk you r. ui.'.
such word. . heart u ice would touch
And melt kvAy IN bliss
In fact think said a. much.
And hinted for kiss.
The vinsome maid began to pout.
To seem tribe sad
That's very naughty. sir, she said.
And now l think you re bad
told her, while I clAsped her waist,
Where long. dark, tresses curled,
would not have her love displaced,
No. not for all the world;
And kiss without her sweet consent,
Inever, never would
"Ill tell you when you may" she said,
And now think you re good"
She stood beside my high-bAck chair,
Her curls against my face,
And turning round TO see me fair,
Her very thoughts to trace.
l took her dimpled hands in mine,
Like cunning little mice,
And Kissed her-when the maiden said,
ITS naughty, but it's nice !"
, 1876-12-01

STEAM STREET, CARS IN BALTIMORE
The steam street-cars manufactured BY
the Baldwin Locomotive Works is being
tried on the Citizens Passenger Rail
way, Baltimore. The directors are pleas
ed with it. Some little difficulty was
experienced, it is said in rounding short
curves, on account of the fanges OF the
wheels being little large, but that is
easily remedied. On the steep grades
more noise was made than desirable,
but this will be regulated by enlarelng
the condenser and by using harder coal
Horses on the street were not frighten-
ed to any great extent.
, 1876-12-01
Artemus Ward and the Carmnn.
BY HOWARD PAUL.

A knot of men came out of Savage
Club one evening after one of the Sat
urday dinners, and at the door stood a
good specimen of weather-beaten, red
faced old London cabman, attired in one
of those wonderful triple-caped over
coats that are fast disappearing from
the metropolitan ranks Artemus was
struck with the old fellows garb, and
as he mounted his box, called out.
"Cabby, hi come down. Iwantyou."
He did as requested.
"Cabby," continued Artemus, with
twinkle of the eye, ''you are the very
man I wish to see. I've been dining
here with some literary and artistic
swells, and they can't enlighten me,
and I feel that you can" The old Jarvey
looked inquiringly. "Now, would you
be good enough to tell me the differ
ence between cOnvergence and di-
vergence?"
The old man puckered up his lips,
scratched his head; and, with the broad
est of grins replied:
"Well, sir, you're q stranger to me,
but I should say there's a good deal to
be said on both sides"
"GoodP' shouted Artemus. "That's
what call the retort cautious. All
right-Now drive u.s."
Three of us entered the cab.
"Any particular placer" the man ask
ed.
"Ohl ahl land, pretending to confer
with us for an instant, which he did with
inimitable by-play) drive to the Bound
less Prairie"
where is that, sir?"
"WhatI London cabman, and don't
knowaths Boundless Prairiel"
"Is tia public house?"
"By-the-way," laughed Artemus,
soto voce to his companions, ''that
wouldn't make bad sign for q public
house. If ever give up the quill and
turn licensed Victualer, that shall be the
name of my establishment" Then
turning to the cabman he resumed:
$50 you don't know the Boundless
Prairie9"
"No, sir"
"Well, then well alter our minds.
Drive us to the Alhambra(a London
hAll) instead"
And to the Alhambra we went, and
passed, need hardly say, jolly even
ing, for Artemus was in high spirit and
ovehrowing with whimsical conceits.
, 1876-12-01

wv Nf III
VIII YOU 10 mo a favor
Tlvari SSil.i lut.r.
That drI-r'- ur"1 what ~ o.
f,tl
..WiII,uu vB.ta uo.k l-aforc vuu asl
h,r ., Is.cume y1ur vife' VIII You
week without asking any Iucs
tluu.s
II you Dom IL. sir.
AT the end II that time ] will tell
Won what think urun the matter.
And Mr.. Stcdhur>t went out.
The next day he brought down an
armful Of old coats. vests, etc, from
the garret.
Judith. " sail he. these things are
getting mOth-eatrn. They belonged TO
an old uncle Of mine. who died ten
years ago-an odd. miserly old fellow
who boarded everything up, and died
in a cellar at last. l want them cut in
to carpet rags"
1 Yes, sir" answered Judith Black in
7 the soft, low voice which was habitual
to her. And when her days routine of
duty was done, she went to work dill
gently with Mrs. Stedhurst's large
| shears.
She was all alone in the kitchen the
next afternoon Just as the clockwas strik-
| ing three. And as she worked she sang
softly to herself an old Scotch ballad,
Bonnie Dundee" .
/ Picking up an old waistcoat of gin
ger-colored cloth, she Clipped off the
buttons, and mechanically turned the
pockets inside out to cut them away.
There was piece of folded brownish
paper in one of them. Judith took it
out, without thinking much of it, and
unfolded it.
To her surprise, she perceived that it
was twenty-pound note.
In her first astonishment she uttered
little cry, all alone though she was.
And then she remembered what Mr..
Stedhurst had said about the miserly
old one who had "hoarded up his little
gains and died in a cellar at last" This,
doubtless, was one of the old mans hid
ing-places-and he died and made no
sign.
And this precious bit of paper-was
it not hers by right of discovery
Her eyes cleaned and her fingers
trembled convulsively as they tightened
upon It'll She needed it so muchl She
was SO poor-so pinched for money.
And these Stedhursts, to whom it would
naturally revert, were rich, and did not
need it.. They would never know. No
body would know.
For a minute the temptation battled
fercely with her better nature. For a
minute only; and then she rose up and
went straight to the door of the tool
room-went with dropping eyelids and
a scarlet stain on either cheek.
Come in" said Mr.. Stedhurst, as
she knocked at the door, and she en-
tered.
''Mr. Stedhurst," said she, in voice
that would falter little, in spite of her
resolution to control it; +" here is some
noney-a twenty pound note. I have
found it in the pocket Of one of those
old waistcoats."
sAh,' . said Mr.. Stedhurst, putting
down his plane, and taking the crumpled
bit of paper. And why didn't you
keep it Did it not occur to you that
would never know any thing about it p
g Yes" I" said Judith slowly, sit did
occur to me, sir"
''Then why didn't you keep it p
SIT was not mine" Judith answered, ),
in low tone.
+" Judith. +" said old Phineas, az put
that money there"
"You didT Ff ff3G 9e
81 did. To test you. To make sure
that the girl to whom my boy had given
his heart was WORTHY of him."
Judith's face glowed deep scarlet.
, 1876-12-01

THERE was once Mayor of an ancient
borough who was staunch teetotaiier;
and we'll known to be 50. he ATTENDED
the festivities promoted by neign,
boring borough, and somebody WnS
knew the Mayor well put glass o.
milk punch close to his plate. The May
or saw the glass; he could not ~
sist it: he took it up, and quahed II on,
and set it down, saying, Lord "nA
a COW ~
, 1876-12-01

A NEWPORT girl had fall, last week,
and injured herself so severely that she
was carried home insensible. Upon
recovering, her first words, addressed
to her sister, were: Mary, did I have
on my striped stockingS?"-BrOoktyn
Argus.
, 1876-12-01

JENNIE JUNE advises women mol !"
draw so many clothes behind them
THu dress for lady novelists-Prins'
, 1876-12-01

THE CREscENT.-This is the way the
Boston Transcript accounts for the use
of the crescent by the Turks. When
Philio of Macedon approached by night
with his troops to scale the walls of
Byzantium, the moon shone out and
discovered his design to the besieged,
who repulsed him. The crescent was
afterwards adopted as the favorite badge
of the city. When the Turks took By
Eantium, they found the crescent in ev-
cry public place, and believing it to
possess some magical power, adopted
it themselves. The origin of the cres-
cent as a religious emblem, is anterior
to the time of Philip of Macedon, dat
ing, in fact, from the very beginning of
history.
, 1876-12-01

MILWAUKEE is called the Cream City
on account of the number of Jumps in
its streets.-Nes York Herald.
, 1876-12-01

STRANGE SOUNDS AT NIGHT.-Every
one has noticed how many singular
sounds are heard at night-noises ap-
parently unexplainable, and conse-
quently mysterious. ManJ ghost
story has spung up from an unaccount-
able noise; many person terrified be-
yond measure by an unexpected sound
at midnight. Sir David Brewster gives
an excellent account Of mysterious
night sound which would have frighten-
ed many persons, but which proved
innocently harmless when tested by q
steady observer. A gentleman heard
strange sound every night soon after
getting in bed, his wife heard it also,
but not at the time when she retired,
little earlier than he. No probable
cause could be assigned, and the effect
upon the imagination became rather
unpleasant. He found some time after
ward that the sound came from q ward
robe which stood near the head Of his
bed. He almost always opened and
closed this wardrobe when undressing;
but as the door was-a little tight he
could not quite close it. The door,
possibly affected by gradual changes of
temperature, forced itself open with
sort of dull sound which was over in an
instant. From the lady not being in the
habit of using that wardrobe, the mys-
terry became associated with her husband
only. Had they given way to imagina-
ton, and never investigated the affair,
another haunted house would have been
added to the long row already standing.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
NEW YORK.

The Weather = Belknap's Pro-
gralmme-High Life ElOpement
in England-Has Daniel Drew
Failed!
By American Press Association to the STAR.
NEW YORK, March ia heavy rain
storm prevailed here this moning ac.
companied by thunder and lightning.
The weather is mild and very ioggy.
A Washington special to the Herald
says, there is the best authority for say
ing that it was the intention Saturday
night of Ex-SecretaYy Belknap to send
into the House of Representatives a re-
quest for an investigation into his official
discharge of duty in the disburse-
ment OF more than 5000, 600, 900, and that
the various officers OF the subordinate
departments be examined to show his
honesty In this particular, but a change
OF programme has been decided on and
the request will not now be sent.
A London special says Lord Ayles.
forPs wife has eloped with the Marquis
Of Blandford, eldest son of the Duke OF
Marlborough. The elopement is the alb
sorbing topic In the clubs.
The morning papers say il was rumored
late last night that Daniel Drew, the wei
known operator, had failed and gone
into bankruptcy, being pinched in stock
to the extent OF more than 5000, 200.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
Littell,s Living Age.

The number of The Living Age tor the
week ending March IL has the following
noteworthy contents: On the Border
Territory between the Animal and Veg
etable Kingdoms, by Prof. T. II. Huxley |;
On National Education as a National
Duty, by Prof. Max Muller; Dutch
Guiana, Part ii, by w. Clifford Palgrave;
Professor Tyndall on the Air and Organ
ic Life; Sell Esteem and Self Estimation;
Hosts and Hostesses; the conclusion OF
"Her Dearest Foe" by Mrs. Alexander,
author Of "The Wooing OF" and an in
siallment of the powerful story of 'The
Dilemma" Choice poetry and miscel-
lany complete the number. For fifty
two such numbers of sixty-tour large
pages each, or more than three thousand
pages year, the subscription price ($8)
is low, or still better, for $40 80 any one
OF the American $4 monthlies or week
lies is sent with The Living Age for a
year, both postpaid. Littell u Gay, Bos-
ton, are the publishers.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
The Allen Murder.

The investigation before the Coroner
is still in progress. Several with esses
were examined this morning. Among
the number were J. p. Hogan, station
agent OF the Little Miami Railroad.
Henry Smith, Sarah A. G!aub, of Column
bia, Sidney b. Baldwin and Kate Weld
recht, the evidence of whom is OF no
material Importance, save perhaps that
of the last mentioned, who is a niece
Of the deceased, and that which follows:
Kate Weidricht testified-I live in
Columbia, and about year aud a
half ago I was at the house Of my
brother-in-law, Enos Woods, In Colum-
bia, when the deceased came in. While
there I asked him if the boy (meaning
Ed. Tibbs) had said what l heard he
had, and was 1t true, referring to the
time the attempt was made to
chloroform him. He said he caught
the bog Ed. Tibbs by the arm, and as soon
as he caught him he said "Don't shoot,
Uncle Jake, we are not going 70 hurt
you." Then he got out. He then looked
and saw there was a man ana woman
outside. The woman was Mahala Brown
and lust then some one spoke to him ant
he stopped talking to me, and neve
since that time has he mentioned any
thing more to me about it.
| j. w. Matthews, who lives In Spence
Township, about a mile and quarte
| from Aliens house, stated that on tht
afternoon of March l, 1.-THE day previous
to that on which the body was tOund,-
Ed. STAR he saw Mrs. Brown OH hel
way home to Columbia. Couldn't say
where she had been. She walked very
rapidly, and appeared to be excited.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
Announcennemts. a

The Original Tennesseeans at the Bt.
Paul NJ. Il. Church tonight.
The Queen City Dramatic Associations
will give one OF their unrivaled enter.
taiEmenrs at Thoms' Hall tonight.
The Emerson Dramatic Club will gis1
an entertainment for the behefit of tho
Relief Union next Wednesday evening
ct Tnoms' Hall.
The annual meeting Of the Ohio Me.
chanics' Institute will be heta to-morrsw
evening, March IA, in Greenwood Hall.
A full attendance is requested.
The final meeting OF the Friendly Sous
OF St. Patrick to prepare tor their an
nual banquet on the 17th will meet To-
morrow evening at la West Fourth
street.
The Republican Executive COMMITTEES
meets ON Wednesday evening at Hop
kins' Hall, to make arrangements for the
convention TO nominate officers to he
voted Tor at the spring election.
A temperance mass meeting viii 6n
held at the rooms of the Womeass
Christian Temperance Union, 200 and
202 Vine street this evening. Mrs. Wit
tenmeyer, President OF the Union, wit
deliver an address.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
LOCAL NEWS.

WILL. BURNS, who assaulted a bad
girl named Annie Ledwell, at 24O West
Third street, Sunday morning, paid $lo
and costs for the luxury OF knocking one
of her teeth loose.
CHAs. COME, who was arrested last
night on the charge OF stealing a gold
ring and Prussian silver dollar from
VIM. Sundeman, saloonist at the cor
ner of Sycamore and Abigail, was SEN
fenced to the Work house Tor thirty days
and to pay fine Of 500.
Mr.. ELIAS SHANK, a well-known Gin
cinnatian, who has been travelling IN
Europe the last nine months, ana VINO
has given the readers Of the STAR the
benefit OF his observations, arrived nome
last night hearty and happy. He sports
the most gorgeous Ulster that mas YET
made its appearance.
BEN. FARMAN, the colored white
washer, who has been accused OF appro-
priating a pocket-book and contents
picked up by him on the pl emises OF Mrs.
Caldwell, where he was at work, was
dismissed this morning. Mr.. Tom.
Luptou, Of the firm Of McAlpin, Polk q
Co., where Farman has worked for the
last i've years, gave him an excellent
character for honesty, as did other VIII.
nesses; and as the money was returned
by Farman, his case was dismissed.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-03-13
Amuscn,ents.

GRAND OPERA-HOUSE.-Mr. John e.
Owens, the greatest of American come
dians, and the one OF all others who
never fails to draw full house, opens
this evening as "Perkyn Middlewick"
in "Our Boys" Tuesday evening,
March IA, "Victims" and "Soion Shin
GLE" Wednesday evening, March 10,
1Heir-at-law" and "Solon Single"
Thursday evening, March 10, "Married
Life" and "Forty Winks." Friday even
ing and Saturday afternoon, "Self." Mr..
owens in his remarkable impersonation
of "John Unit" Secure seats at Haw-
ley's.
WOODS THEATER. - Haverly's Min
strels, after tour In the East that was
every where a grand triumph, opens for
an engagement of one week only. This
company was always iav0rite here,
but. since the last visit has been so
strengthened as to make 1t almost
another concern. Those who know how
good it has always been will hardly be-
iieye this till they go and are convinced.
The Eastern press is unit in pronounc-
ing Haveriy prince of the minstrel. .busi.
ness.