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The New York herald., 1877-10-26
EDWIN ADAMS.
ms DEATH RAPIDLY APPROACHING.

PfiLADHLruia. Oct 2j 1870
Tho condition Of Edwin Adams is very critical and
ho 10 gradually sinking and cannot live many days.
lie was weaker this morning than he has yet bcca
and had scarcely strength enough to raise hts hand.
HIS attending physician, Or. Bar,on with Professors
Gross and Da Costa, today visited him and held
other consultation They say tnat II he can be in.
duced To eat Of some ign but nour shng Gct " NAV
prolong his life icw days, but that his ueath, IN any
event, must soon occur.
MISS I,otta and her mothor. Mrs. Crabtrce. called
this mornng but the restrictions OF tho yscans as
10 vsilors prevented thcm seeing the dying man
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
OBITUARY.
FERDINAND BrcKEI.

Early in tho present mouth thcrc died at Mayence,
in Germany, Ferdinand Becker. painter Of consider
able renown throughout Germany. Among his noted
works is one entitled .Judcn i'm Dom' (Jews In the
Tcmplc). which obtained Tor him much praise. lie
was born Goscnhclm July ., 1876, having been.
therefore, The time OF his dccease IN the thirty
ond year OF hts age llc was a pupil OF tho artist
StenIc OF Frankfort. His death at snch early ago
is much bc regretted Tor ho gave promise OF great.
The New York herald., 1877-10-26
SEw YORK STATE LEADERS.

"Do you not recall IN the largo galaxy OF prominent
men Of New York democrats, some Tow whom your
mind admircs Notwithstanding your misiortuncsS"
"Mr Tweed shook his head as II thero was nobody I;
but said acr a wnIlc.-'Tf no had not been so cold
John 7. Hoffman was about the best I speak with
respect Of him because wo several times disagreed.
| could never make him do mucn for policy. he was
ambitious and capable, but no often harmed us by
obiecting in cases whcro bc could not have harmed
found II honestly expressed. Ho was not approach.
abo with money"
The New York herald., 1877-10-26

'Did your desire TO DO . hotel kecpes2"
"No; wanted him TO tako that hotel My design
TO mako tho national democratic headquarters;
10 have tho newspapers books and all tho appurten.
ances OF a splendid political club there IL would
then havc beon profitable as lease and auxiliary
10 powcr.n
"weii, Mr. Twood, on q general roview, what do
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

A TURKISH BUTCHER AND THE Docs
| Along comes a hdeous burden, borne by a
miserable and much enduring horse, whose
| head is hidden by CHASTITY blood stained
cloth; it is the itinerant butchers stall of Pera
with a stock of goats flesh and Caramanian
mutton of inferior quality; sloping planks on
either side form both the shop front and the
block on which the uninviting viands are cut
up. There are butcher shops in Pera which
furnish the tables of the better classes with
excellent meat, the beef coming principally
from Odessa, but the wandering meatman is
the purveyOr of humble households, who
patrenize the trade of another individual
somewhat in the same line of business, the
"djighirdi, or dealer in liver and lights. He
comes forward balancing long pole duly gar
nshed with dangling hearts and paid lungs.
The street dogs sympathize keenly with the
national taste, and pack of the yellow dusty
creatures follow the fascinating garland lick
inc their lips in eager anticipation, but not,
as yet, daring to advance to the assault; per
haps the man will stop at that piece of open
ground and share the treat among them, as
animals are frequently fed in this way through
the requests of pious Mussulmans; but no, he
is moving onward. The stir in the canine
kingdom has aroused Marco, the patriarch of
the tribe, tawny brute, whose rough old
body shows the scars of many hard en-
counter-they call him ''the king of the
quarter, and few in dogdom venture to resist
his will; he rises and shakes himself, then
moves forward with a sublime indifference to
learn the cause of the connection. ''Ah, ah
those dangling bits look good" he mounts
little hillock for closer inspection, and drop
of blood falls on his nose. 1t is too much!
He fOr9ets himself and the dignity of his
position, springs upward and tears away
large sleeps heart, upon which, in one wild
moment of combined attack, the whole of the
long pole is stripped. The man turns gently
round; his merchandise has vanished, and,
without word, he calmly retraces his steps:
It is his ''kismet' Temple Bar.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30
MORE OF "MY POLICY"

Here are many evidences of how betrayed
people, patient tho they be, hate their be-
trayer
New York, June ga Tribune editorial
says: It is useless for the friends of the Pres
ident to try to hide from themselves the un-
welcome truth disclosed at Des Moines, that
the Republican party in Iowa is not pleased
with Hayes, and that the discussion of his
policy has been exceedingly acrimonious,
large majority of the delegates manifestlng
their hostilities to the administration IN an
open and, we might say, in most contemp-
tous manner. The fact that many OF the
true civil service reformers are losing conf
dence in the administration cannot be dis
guised. 1t is well to consider the causes of
discomfort carefully and to state them frankly,
Then, perhaps, the President will see how to
remove them 1t will be pity, if, between
stools, he should fall to the ground.
The Commercial Observer took similar
ground yesterday afternoon, and intimated
that somebody would have to be thrown
overheard pretty soon.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

BANK OF ENGLAND NOTEs.-A Lon
don paper of recent date says Few OF
the persons who handle Bank of Eng
land notes ever think Of the amount of
labor and ingenuity that is expended on
their production. These notes are made
from pure white linen cuttings only,
never from rags that have been worn.
They have been manufactured for nearly
200 years at the same spOt-LaverstOke,
in Hampshire, and by the same family
the Portals, who are descended from
some French Protestant refugees. So
carefully is the paper prepared that
even the number of dips into the pulp
made by each workman is registered on
a dial by machinery, and the sheets are
carefully counted and booked to each
person through whose hands they pass.
The printing is done by a most curious
process in Mr.. Goes department within
the bank building. There is an elabo-
rate arrangement for securing that no
note shall be exactly like any other in
existence. Cosequently there never was
a duplicate of a Bank of England note
except by forgery. 1t has been stated
that the stock of paid notes for seven
years is about "a, 100000 in number, and
they fill $4,000 boxes, which, if placed
side by side, would reach three miles.
The notes, placed in pile, would be
eight miles high, or ifjoined end to end
would form ribbon $4,000 miles long;
their superficial extent is more than that
of Hyde Park; their original value was
over 3,OOO,OO0,OOO, and their weight
over H. tons.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

1t is evident that the Indians living near
and sympathising with the hostile redskins of
Idaho are quite disposed to assert their dis
like for the whites 1t will be remarkable,
indeed, if there is not serious outbreak on
the border between this State and that Ter
ritory. The Silver State of Thursday in
forms US that the express messengers from
Idaho say the Indians along the stage road
are very saucy They seem to know that the
whites are a little afraid of an outbreak, and
evince disposition to provoke disturbance
by their overbearing and insolent conduct. A
soldier from Camp McDermit who arrived
here yesterday with an ambulance to take the
infantry officers of companies and to that
post, informed us that when he left camp it
was reported that the Indians had been com
hitting depredations some distance northwest
from Camp McDermit. AS the soldier was a
member of the infantry company sent to Nc
Dermit last week, he could not give the exact
locality or name of the place where the re-
ported depredations had been committed
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

RECEPTIoN OF GENERAL GRANT BY QUEEN
VICTORIA. - London, June 81 - General
Grant and wife left London yesterday after
noon by the train from Paddington and
arrived at Windsor at 5:35. The Mayor,
several members of the corporation and a
number of spectators were assembled on the
platform to witness the arrival The Gen
eral and Mrs. Grant, who were accompanied
by Minister PierrepOnt, were conveyed in
one of her majestys carriage to the castle,
where they were received by the Queen at
the bottom of the staircase and conducted
through the state corridor to the White
drawing room. After short interview Cen
eral Grant and wife were conducted to their
apartments over Waterloo gallery, overlooking
Home park. In the evening grand dinner
party was given in General Grants honor,
during which the band of the Grenadier
Guards played in quadrangle. General Grant
will return to London tonight.
Ex-President Grant took drive this morn
ing in the Queens carriage i'll Windsor Great
park, and afterwards drove to the Great Yves
tern station and took the noon train for
London. He was accompanied to the railway
station by West Hunt, First Lord of Admir-
atty, and Colonel Gardiner
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

NAPA VALLEY-Rev. l. S. Kalloch,
editor of the Evangel, has recently been
making tour through Napa and adjoining
counties, and this is the way he speaks of
Napa valley: "Though always beautiful, it
was never so beautiful as now Disguised
immigrants from the East would do well to
look at 1t before they return, for they may
rest assured that they will never see its like
in an Eastern line of travel The splendid
houses and barns and the intelligent and
enterprising looking population are in keep
ing with the beautiful scenery and rich re-
sources of the valley have heard of
The garden spot played upon
When was boy,
and of the infatuated Sucker who
Then found it Eden
In the State of Illenoy,
but have never seen anything in my travels
so rich and beautiful and blessed in vast pro-
ductiveness as Napa valley"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-30

New York, June 29-The 81 600, 900 Of
treasury gold to-day was awarded at S105 OF
to S105 IA. There were twenty-one bids,
amounting in the aggregate to $1,000, 900, at
S104 70 to S105 IA.
Specie engagements for Europe to-day,
S250OOO in gold coin.
Bishop Rosecrans was elected yesterday
president of the society of the Alumni of St
Johns colledge at Fordham.
The S14, 900 in United States coupon bonds
lost yesterday by the messenger of Stout &;
Co. have been restored to the owner by the
finder of the package.
New York, June 28-At the forty
annual commencement of lafayette college at
EastOn, Pennsylvania, the honorary degree of
Phi. d. was conferred upon Professor David
Mcclure, principal of the California Military
academy.
Chicago, June 28-An Inter Ocean Wash
ington special says there is no truth in the
statement of Tilden and Hendricks estrange-
ment. Tilden's friends say his foreign trip
will be short and only for recreation.
New Haven, June 28.-At the commence
ment of Yale college the honorary degree of
LID. was conferred upon ex-Secretary of the
Interior Jacob d. Cox of Toledo, Ohio.
Chicago, June ga Washington dispatch
to the Tribune says Charges have been re-
newed against Axtell, Governor of New
Mexico. They are in part from atti- Mormons,
who claim that he has become a Mormon
bishop The others relate to mining interests.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-08-30
a Leap in The Dark:

Though George Maxwell was com
parativoly a young man, his hair was
white as snow. I often wondered at
hia strange appearance, and one day,
in playful humor, I said to him:
"George, why is it that you look
so prematurely oldW
His face became suddenly cIouded, /,
and for the moment he lost bis ac-
customed cheerfulness.
''There is one episode in my life,"
he eaid gravely, "tbat I never like to
talk about"
"Pardon me, l exclaimed, if II have
introduced subject that is displeas>
ing to you, and let us proceed to talk
about something else"
A few~days later, while we were
passing a pleasant hour together,
ordered a bottle Of vino, and poured
out couple of glasses. / carcleesly
pusneu one OF Inen toward him and
called out:
"Your health"
To my astonishment he firmly de-
clined to drink with me.
"Bat, said l, it's only little light
wine. lt.won't affect your head in
the least"
Nevertheless, ho responded, the
slightest indulgence i'll the cup that
intoxicates is contrary to my settled
principles.''
"Very well then, rejoined gruffiy,
here's luck to myself" and swallowed
the contents Of both glasses.
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Senator Lamar's Speech.

What the Memphis Appeal says
of the Mississippi Convention:
Calls were then made for Senator
L. Q. Lamar, who in response ad-
dressed the Convention. AS he as
cended the clerks desk he was greet
ed with the most deafening and long
continued applause. He congratu-
lated them, as Mississippians and as
American citizens, upon the fact that
the South was again free. [Applause1
For the first time in twelve years
they had met together in their CAPT
tai to look upon country rescued
in all its parts from the shackles of
tyranny and ready for a new career
Of freedom, progress and prosperity.
After dwelling upon this point with
great force, he said: 81 congratulate
you that this grand deliyerance is in
large measure the work Of the De-
mocratic party. 1t is a strange re-
suit that one party, in the very flush
of victory, should 500 its policy per-.
ish; and that the other, in the very
moment OF defeat, should be- old it's
principles onthroned in triumph
Recent events had demonstrated to
the North that the South was no
element of disturbance to the tran
guilty Of the American Republic,
nor of subtraction from it's security
Of stl lc0gth; that thousands upon
thousands of honest and patriotic
Republicans were now convinced OF
this, and were ready to mako her
people full sharers in tho benefits and
blessings and the greatness and glory
of that republic. At tho head of these,
to his everlasting honor be it spoken,
stands the present President of the
United States, who, in the discharge
of his high duty as the President Of
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PlCKENs, s, c., THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1877. ~

| WV" UoHuS9 "HiCn W0E0 never ISSUES
by the authorities. The balanoe o
$4,000 900 was what tho authoritie
issued, and what the High Joint Com
mittee endeavored to investigate.-
Six million dollars of these, the con
version bonds, were afterwards repu-
dated by the Legislature, and the re.
mainder, with some small deduction
funded at so cents on tho dollar ir
tho consolidation bonds.
Bowen revealed this omission at the
time in the Charleston Courier, and
returning to Charleston, became q
candidate for the Legislature, was
elected, and at the next session prefer.
red charges for the impeachment OF
Governor Scott touching the bonds
The impeachment was defeated by
money taken from the State by Treas
uror Parker. All Of these details were
given in his testimony.
Hardy solomon's $685. 900 bill was
ordered paid at that session, and Bow
en- told how this WAS done thrice over
Ii was composed of pay certificates.
Tho members of tho Legislature had
received them and receipted the
treasurer for them; they had boon sold
to Solomon, who receipted for thom
also, and then ho aggregated them in
his bill, out of which ho paid $50 600
to have it passed, and it was paid.
This haul of Parker, the treasurer.
was equivalent to that which gave
him another voucher for 100000 in
his official accounts, as appears from
tho tcstimoney before the committee.
The Republican Printing Company's
Dill for that amount was ordered paid
oy tho Legislature. They sold tic
bill to ComptroIer General n eagle for
{S2o, 1000 cash. Neaglo took 1t, receipts
Jed by the company for 800, eco, TO .ho
treasurcr, who gavo lin $50 900 cG
Bluo Ridge Railroad scrip, retaining
$4,000 for himeelf. Upon tho troa.
surer's books the receipt Of tho COM
pany represents $4,000 cash. The
Blue Ridge scrip is worthless.
The committee have sure thing
against Scott, Parker, Cardozo, and
Chamberlain. The latter has an in
dividual account to answer; and tho
list of charges against the firm of
Kimpton &c Chamberlain is the larg-
est ot the whole array. There will
be REQ uisitions for those gentry upon
tho Governors of Ohio and New York
before very long, and it will 60 hard
with them.
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| S, "-"NNS PooPAo hho btTuCh DlOW
for the restoration of the South to her
position of equality which had vi
brated to the extremities Of the Union
and had carried cons: formation in the
ranks of his party. This act of pa.
triotism, justice and political intre-
pidity on his part merits the appro-
baton and support of Southern men,
and this may be bestowed by Dem
ocrats of the South standing solidly
upon platform of Democratic prin~
ciples and without breaking our al
lance with that great national party
which has SO long stood, with un~
shaken constancy and fidelity, by the
rights Of the South" He did not
believe the American people are
prepared to accept the disbandment
of the Democratic party. he here
spoke of the principles of that party,
which, be said, were imperishable
and were the essential elements of
overy free government; of the mum
Der of its voters constituting a ma
jority of the people of the nation, and
the extent of it's organization in every
section Of the country. Nor did he
bolieve that the political events of
the day would justify the South in
breaking up her unity. Questions OF
constitutional law; the relations Of
the States to the Federal Govern
ment, and of the relations of the peo
pie to their State government, would
soon cease play any very conspicu-
ous part in the issues of American
politics. Questions of tariff, trade,
commerce, currency and transporta,
tion wonld soon take their- places;
were beginning to engross tie atten-
tion CT the people and will tax tho
intellect Of American statesmen. 70
the discussion and settlement Of these
questions the Southern statesmen
must contribute their due share OF
study and thought, or the South will
never regain her intellectual and
moral prestage in political AFFAIRS
She has already demonstrated her
capacity to raise above the passions
and prejudices of party when it's
commands conflict with the safety of
the nasion or the safety and peace of
the country. If the time should ever
come-''may God forbid" no said,
"thati it ever shall"---when che shall
be called upon to choose between her
own local interests and the welfare
of the nation at large, he believed
that she would sustain her public
mon in subordinating the former to
the latter. This is a fair outline of
his remarks, which were greeted with
applause throughout.
1AA-
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4 Aorlnk with You as an unfriendly ac>
ton. You know little of my former
life and habits; if you did You would
= not tempt me-"
I'VE have all been boys in our
time, said with an exhibition of
considerable levity. The indiscre-
tions of youth are many, and it ie
but natural to suppose that you have
been one of u.s."
| My laughter seemed to pain him
lie turned partly about in his chair,
fixed bis dark, piercing eyes upon
me and said:
"Newton, l am reformed drunk
ard"
1t was now my turn to look acton
ished.
"Yes, he continued, l ran through
brief and brilliant carer of pleasure
and proAigacy, and but for one night
Of terror, that changed the whole
current of my life, l might, like many
OF my former companions, be lying in
drpnkard's gravo to day."
looked again at his prematurely
white hair.
81 understand your thoughts, he
continued, I dislike to talk of the
past, but for your own good let me
give you a little of my experience"
Resting his elbows upon the table
between us and supporting his head
upon the open palms of his hands, he
told me tho following story:
! II had the misfortune to lose my
parents at an early age. Upon leav.,
ing college found myself tho undiaa
puted master of a largo fortune, and
like most college graduates fancied
myself only about second to the pope
in infalilibility. MY parents while
living had cen indulgvnt and liberal
with me. I had never learned the
value Of a dollar. had acquired no
practical ideas Of business. My on
ly thought was of ease and pleasure.
MY fortune seemed ample, and saw
no necessity for exertion, and / enter
ed at once upon a reckless and ex-
travagant career.
My liberality made me hosts of
apparent friends. had no lack OF
boon companions ~hile my money
lasted. I kept fast horses, and like
'Jehu' l drove furiously. gambled
extensively, I drank deeply and my
inheritance rapidly melted away.
When one gets fairly started in q
downward career, every earthly cir
cumstance seems to help him along,
even his professed friends regard him
as their lawful prey and justify
themselves while they plumber him,
upon the ground that they might a.
we'll have what he squanders as any
body else. The road to ruin for o
time is very pleasant and easy to fol-
low, but it over leads Us to frightful
end, where we may pause in griet
and horror to contemplate tho insta--
bIlity Of human friendship, the feet-
ing character OF riches, tho follies of
extravaganza and the selfshness of
our fellowmen. We often learn when
tits too late what glorious opportu-
mites we have wasted for accomplish.
ing good to others and of acquiring
profit to ourselves.
At the early age of twenty five
years l was pronounced o moral and
phyeical wreck. was poor in purse
teobIe in mind and weak in body. I
had acquired tastes and habits that I
had no strength to overcome. NV
property was sold to pay tho debts
incurred by my various dissipations
| was sick and weary Of life, and /
endoavored to drown my cares and
tho memory of my misfortunes by
constant scenes Of drunkenness and
dcbanchery.
Among my college classmates
there was one very dear friend whom
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Summer hotels are open, and fys
fishing has conmenced--in the but
ter dishes and milk jugs,