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and tribunal that aruignrd, tried and
sentenced him to death or rccnntnton.
These documents have been noticed and
commented on by the press generally in
Europe and America.
1t might he added here, that not only
was the whele power OF the religious
world engaged in merciless persccu.
tion of Calico, hut it has been arrayed
against the whole scientific world ever
since, and the same spirit is manifest
to-day toward Darwin and his friends,
lacking ont the backing of civil power
to render it as merclless' as in the days
OF Calico.
As for the prediction that the theory
OF evolution and geology are destined to,
"quickly PERISH" no doubt the wish is
father OF the thought. 1t is one OF those
false prophecies that will perish in in
fancy AS thousands OF its purile race be-
fore it. The great principles of geology
undrrlie all that pertains to the past
history OF the Universe, and affords many
priceless ndices of its future destiny,
and you may as well attempt to hammer
the everlasting mountains to impalpable
dust with Il feather, as to hinder the pro.
gress ot that science by false statements
and misrepresentation through the
press
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While on the other hand. the newspa.
per reader, in the old world or the new,
is always found in the forward car Of
every train of enterprise, and if possible
would take seat ON the COW catcher OF
its locomotive. Reading of newspapers
imparts vlgor, vim and push to ever man,
and he who neglects or dispises such
reading, will inevitably fall into the
ranks of old fogyism, help swell the
army of croakers, GROWERS and evil
prophets, will always find some one
ahead of them in every enterprise they
may contemplate, and will be kicked,
cuffed, pushed and elbOwed out of the
way at ever turn, by those who are supe-
r,or in nothing save the general informa-
ton that newspaper reading has given.
Young man form the habit of reading
newspapers.
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GrilsslaOppers.

The bulletins, which are weekly for
warded to the agricultural bureau at
Washington by the locust commissioners,
are forming very important documents
for farmers in the threatened districts.
The origin OF causes which produce them
the regions favorable to their multiplica-
tion, their habits and destination after
hatching and subsequent development
are already well known. Means of pre-
venting their ravages are also recoln-
mended but farmers as class, are slow
in adopting anything new, and the grass
hopper remedy in order to be effectual
must be generally applied by all, that we
fear the present seasons Matching, when
the time comes for the flight Of these
pests they will migrate east and destroy
every green thing wherever they light.
The eggs, when once deposited in the
ground, cannot readily be destroyed
until after they are hatched. But after
Matching, they must subsist upon some.
thing until sufficiently developed to take
wing, migrate and the new crop deposit
its eggs.
Between their Matching and their time
Of fight, quite perid elapses; and if
the Matching ground is rendered barren
of Vegetation, the young locust soon per-
ishes fer want Of food. This will necessi-
tate the growing OF such late crops in
the incubating regions, as can be matur-
ed after the eggs have hstched, and the
keeping the gound so thoroughly broken
and cultivated as to prevent all vegita-
ton till after that time. In some regions
the lateness and shortness of the seasons
will prevent the accomplishment of this.
And even then, if the vast regions of the
plains, where every favorable season, as
often as from five to fifteen years, a fresh
colony originates, from natural causes,
unless the soil is kept in a broken con-
dition so rs to prevent them from finding
food during the period of development,
they will mature, fedge out and migrate
eastward as they have done heretofore.
A thorough cultivation and irregation
OF tthe entire region, where there is now
any Vegetation naturally from east OF the
Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi river
would be complete remedy. Until this
is done, the only crop that can be relied
on will be such as will mature after the
flight of the lecusts, unless some chemist
discovers cheap remedy that will de-
strOy the entire deposit of eggs before
the period of Matching.
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Newspapers.
press.

Paris has siSty.three papers devoted
to science and education, forty nine to
religious and thirteen to agriculture.
Outside OF the large cities and towns, in
the rural districts Ot France there aSe
hardly any local papers. One.half the
peasantry in the province are unable to
read or write. In Germany journalism
is also confined to her cities, but her
system of compulsory education outside
of Alsuce and Loraine, has given her
population in which only one in three
hundred is unable to read and write.
These facts speak for themselves, need
ing no comment. In this country every
village has its press Our population
can nearly all read and write and every
household has its newspaper, and it is
read by all, old and young.
Those whe emigrate from the rural
districts OF foreign countries even those
who are partially educated, care little for
newspapers and seldom read one while
those who are from cities and towns are
never without their newspaper.
As a consequence, there is little con-
trast between the newspaper reading
element Of our foreign population and
the native born; while between the non
reading and the habitual reader, the con:
tlast is strongly marked. The former
arc nor 50 well informed or go energetic
and active, and they do not readily adopt
our manners and customs, or similate
the balance of our population.
The newspaper reader from the old
country, in very short time, acquire
the habits Of the new and is socially as
much at home az the native born while
the non reader seldom if ever shakes of
his old country manners or becomes
rcconcled to our customs. Nothing ever
cures him Of an intense longing for the
old home over the water, but a visit
back there; then after lie has seen the
many changes since he left and failed to
find everything as it was Of yore, he will
ingly comes back, satisfied to make the
country his permanent home.
Had he been Il newspaper reader he
would have been always posted and
would not have been astonished ut the
changes. Before he emigrated. being a
non reader, his little native province was
his world. After his emigration, his
knowledge of America was confined to
the county in which he settled and the
cities and towns he passed through by
the railroad, on his way to and from it.
He has no idea of the extent of the coun-
try. Our institutions have made. little
or no impression upon him. He is slow,
ploding and methOdical still. He is
without newspaper and is not live
man. He docs not know what busy,
hustling world he lives in. The steam
boat, railroad and telegraph, he admits
to be great conveniencs, but of the i'm
portant part they play in national de-
velopment he has not the slightest idea.
He clings to and hates to give up old
methods and adopt new. The
rapidity with which everything is ac-
compliShed here contuses him. lie is II
dead weight hitchcd on the car of prog
ress and quietly protests as he is being
l"nprrl nlonr with thp mass
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NOTICE f!

All persons indebted to the firm of FROST
81 FOWLER or to NJ ii. Frost, or j. ID
Fowler, members Of said firms, are hereby re-
quested and required to settle the same i'm
mediately; US they have closed ont their for
mer business, and are compelled to settle all
old accounts. Prompt payment at Mukilteo,
W. T.. their former place Of business in this
county will save costs.
Dated July 25th, 1877
FROST & FOWLER.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
THE INAUGURATION.

The procession was then formed, and
proceeded at once to the central portico
Of the east front Of the Capitol, in the
following order:
The Marshal Of the Supreme Court,
the Supreme Court of the United States,
the Sergeant-at-Arm of the Senate, the
Committee of Arrangements, the Presi-
dent Of the United States and the late
President, the Nice-President and the
Secretary of the Senate, the members
Of the Senate, the Diplomatic Corps,
Heads of Departments, eX-members of
the House of Representative and men,
bers elect of the Forthwith Congress,
Governors Of States and other persons
who had been admitted to the floor of
the Senate chamber and to the reserved
seats at the left of the Diplomatic Gal
lerv. Among the latter were the AS
sistant Secretary of the Executive De-
partment, the Assistant Postmaster
General, the Assistant Attorney Gen
eral and the Judge Advocate General,
Heads of Bureaus of War and Navy
Departments, the Comptrollers, Audi
tors and Registers of the Treasury, the
Solicitors of the several departments,
the United States Treasurer and num-
Der of Judges of the Federal Courts
and of the Supreme Courts of the sew
eral States.
Mrs HAYES and her party had pre-
viously left the gallery and taken seats
on the platform erected for the occa-
sion, which was built out from the first
landing of the steps of the central por-
tico.
From every iutting frieze and coigne
of vantage doomed thousands and tens
of thousands of spectators. Far as the
eye could reach it met a surging, seeth-
ing mass which struggled, pressed and
cheered. The glad sunshine burst out
in almost summer splendor. Away up
in the blue sky the massive figure of
Liberty lowered and glistened, and far
off in the distance flashed the blue wat
ers Of the Potomac Right in front of
the platform whereon was seated
PRESIDENT HAYES,
the military and other organizations
were drawn up in line. Infantry cav
airy and artillery were all blended to-
gether, their brilliant uniforms and wav-
ing flags lending an additional effect of
brightness to the scene. All the pre-
parations having been made, the Presi-
dent began his
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
At 1915 P. NJ his appearance at the
front of the platform was greeted with
shouts Of applause from thousands of
people who stood closely packed to-
gether both in front of and behind the
long lines of military that extended
from one end Of the Capitol ground to
the other
The address, although read from
manuscript, was delivered with great
animation, but, although his voice was
clear and strong, it could not be heard
at any considerable distance, owing to
the hum of conversation and comment
and the pressure of the crowds which
kept up a constant struggle to get
nearer to the platform, but whenever
ne paused LOT an luStaHl " TAME oIedtn
or emphasize sentence irrepressible
cheers went up from the multitude,
whether or not the cheerers had any
idea what he was saying, their purpose
being evidently
TO APPLAUD THE MAN
and give vent to their enthusiasm. At
the conclusion Of the address the oath
was administered to the President by
Chief Justice Waite, both standing with
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
WHOLE No. 1884.

Arms, then announced the order for
the assembiy to proceed to the plat
form, and as each body was announced
they rose and started out of the cham
Der, the President and ex-President be-
ing among the last, and leaving the Sen
ate chamber at 1915.
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS
Among the prominent persons occu-
plying seats on the floor of the Senate
chamber during the inaugural ceremo-
MES were Governors Rice, of Massa-
chusetts; Hartranft, of Pennsylvania;
Young, of Ohio. and Ex-Governor Nor
gan, of New York; Messrs William
NJ. Evarts and Stanley Mathews; Hon.
s, S. Shellabarger, Hon. Benjamin H.
Brewster, Of Pennsylvania; Hon. Thos
Murphy, Of New York; Ex-Governor
Pinchback and Ex-Governor Kellogg,
of Louisiana; Hon. Freeman Clark, of
New York; General B. F. Butler, ex-
Governor Dennison, of Ohio; Judges
Carter and Macarthur, of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia;
Hons L. G. c. Lamar, Benjamin Hill,
:. S. Cox, and the Republican members
of the Ohio Legislature who accom-
panied President Hayes to Washing
ton.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10

As soon as they had taken the places
assigned them the Chief Justice and
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10

Associate Justices Of the Supreme Court
Of the United States, in their robes of
office, entered the chamber, preceded
by the Marshal of the Court, and were
escorted to seats arranged in the semi
circular space in front Of the Senators
desks.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
INAUGURATION.

THE DAY AT THE CAPITAL.

of the Thron2..
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE SENATE.

After prayer had been offered by the
Chaplain, Mr. Gorham, Secretary of the
Senate, called the Senate to order. and
the proclamation converting the Senate
was read.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRO TEN

Mr. Hamlin arose and offered a reso-
luton providing that in order to perfect
the organization of the Senate, that
Senator Howe administer the oath of
office to Senator Ferry, and that he be
elected President pro TEN. The resolu-
ton was adopted, and Senators Howe
and Ferry approached the desk amid
great applause, when Mr. Howe read
the oath, which was repeated by Mr.
Ferry.
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right was placed the heavy furniture
upholstered in purple Turkey morocco
from the reception room. On the left
was the green set from the Vice Presi-
dents room, and directly in front of the
desk was placed the bright red set from
the Presidents room.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1877-03-10
THE MARCH DOWN THE AVENUE.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND

men, women and children lined either
side of Pennsylvania avenue between
the Presidents house and the Capitol
during the passage Of the Presidential
cortege to the scene Of the inaugural
ceremonies.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06
NEVADA ITEMS.

The Sacramento papers say the Fish
Commissioners have men catching cat
fish in the slough near that city for tho
purpose OF stocking rivers In California.
as well as the Humboldt In this State,
with that fish. II IL thought that cat.
fish will thrive in the Humboldt, as that
stream has many Of the ~peculiarities Of
rivers in the Western States In which
they are abundant and grow to q large
size. In all probability catfish q few
years hence will be as plentiful In the
Humboldt. from Gravelly Ford TO the
Sink. as trout IRE ut present.
The C%oroner's Jury OF washoe county
rendered the following verdict In the
cass OF Wesley Hollarday, shot In Reno
on Saturday night: I. N. @. Haslund,
Coroner OF the county Of washoe. State
Of Nevada, do hereby certify that ! held
m inquisihon upon the body OF Wesley
Hollarday. Anative OF America, aged %
years, at the Goroner's Office In the town
Of Reno, county and State aforesaid. on
the 9th day Of November. 1877. Yer
dict Of the Jury, death from u gun shot
wound.
Speaking Of the Carson river. Deacon
Parkinson says: This sflgy Of a stream
is slowly rising. and disconsolate ducks
are no longer compelled to 9 out
their web feet in crossing from Empire
City to the opposite shore. b. Z. Jones,
the king Of the sandy burg, informs us
that tho Mexican mill il in full blast.
s. l.. never lies!
The winnemucca .Siirer STATE OF Mon
day says The express train from tho
West arrived here yesterday two hours
late. The detention was caused by o
broken rail west OF Reno. which ditched
the two rear cars OF the train and dam.
aged them to ONE extent. Fortunately.
none Of the passengers or train men
were injured.
The United States Circuit Court, JUS
tics Sawyer presiding. convened In CIR
son yesterday. Ogden Hilss, j. II.
windsll and j. q. Sherburn were adj.
mittsd to practice.
The bullion from the Grand Prize
mine. which has hitherto been shipped
to San Francisco via Elko. nov goes by
way Of Battle Mountain.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06
CALIFORNIA ITEMS.

The San Francisco Coll OF Saturday
says: The divorce case Of George +.
Epps vs.. Mary Jane Epps has been re-
fsrred back 10 counsel by Judge Wheeler.
to consider the prspristy Of continuing
proceedings. Tho defendant has for
several years been an inmate OF the
Stockton Insane Asylum. and plaintiff
asks for a divorce, not upon the ground
Of insanity. but on tho ground Of In.
temperance which resulted In insanity.
The court could not see how an action
could be maintained against an insane
person. as the Legislature had not gone
far enough to cover a case OF this kind.
A Marysvills dispatch Of the 4th in.
slant says (: White. the confederate OF
Rugs in the robbery Of the Downisvills
stage near this city In July last, to-day
made q full confession Of the whole mat.
ter, and with Marshal Cascade and off.
GERS Mccoy and Colford. went to thu
place where they had sscreted the two
double barrslsd guns used on the occa-
sion. They were found about two and
quarter miles from the scene OF the rob-
berry, In a lane leading to Coles ranch.
near this city. hid under q thick growth
Of long, rank grass, securs frsm the eyes
Of any passsr-by.
Henry c. Ruhl is in the silly prison.
San Francisco. charged with the crime
Of being insane, which shows that Henry
has the advantage OF some folk In pos
sessing brains enough to 60 crazy with.
When captured he had . handful an.
nouncing that he would give the Al.
mighty q chance TO talk through him In
Tempiar Hall. and that every man and
woman paying fifty cents admission
would be entitled to q Divine kiss. i'm.
parted vicari0usly through himself.
During the frst ten months Of tho
present year 9,302 Chinese arrived at
San Francisco, against $50 In 1876 /;
aud the departures 5.4s7. against 6.20o
in 1876. The net gain this year has
been 1915. against 10. 100 net gain for
the same time in 1875. thus showing q
comparative net loss Of over co per cent.
With the exception OF the bosses and
bridge builders. the men employed in
building the narrow gauge roadto Santa
Cruz. are all Chinese. They work for
$40 per month and board themselves.
All the prisoners in the Bakersfield
| Jail escaped through the fundamentally
Of three tramps last Tuesday night.
This Is the second escape from the jah
| within u month.
The total amount OF money to be paid
by San Francisco during the current
year Us taxes Is Si,GGl. 0Gl ~.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06
rux SAN FRANCISCO COMMUNISTS

Kearney. Day and Knight, the Commu-
niatio agitatos in San Francisco. have
begun to weaken sadly after passing .
couple Of days behind the prison bars.
They could find NO n to 60 on their
bail bond. and now they offer to give up
all open air movements in the future. and
to make no moro ineendiary speeches II
they are set at liberty and the prossea'
ton against them quashed. These men
Z q disgrace to the u which they
profess TO lead. No honest workingman
would for an instant think OF following
in the path Of violence which they point
out. The good Of labor is not to DO at
tanned by burning property and killing
men because they have made fortunes.
and the intelligent ~workingman knows
this. The followers Of these agitators
are the hoodlums and thieves OF San
Francisco, the men who prefer to steal
rather than work. and who would not
do an honest days labor for any con-
sidsrstion. Had these meetings con-
tinued and Ksarnsy and Day been al.
lowed to air their psrnicious doctrines,
We might have had q riot, with all It's
attendant horrors to chronicle ere this.
As Il is the prompt action Of the author
tiles has put al end to the danger. and
probably saved much property from de-
s,ructiou. and perhaps many valuable
lives.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06
the %RLRCrIONs.

The elections which are taking place
to-day. while they are all strictly local
their character. are yet fraught with
political significance. II there be any
great falling OF in the Republican vote,
that fact will encourage the soreheads OF
the party to begin at once a fight against
the President. who has been independ-
sut enough to disregard their counsels
and to act on his W Judgment. On
the other hand. should the Republicans
make any material gain over the vote OF
last Fall. the politicians who are en-
desvoring to split the party. to crafty
their petty spite. will take a back seat.
aad yield q passive support to MIR.
Hayes and his policy. This last Is n
eonsumnstion dsvoutly to be wished.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06
Almost a Fatal ARRAY.

Yesterday morning Mr.. McLemore
met DIR. Snow in front OF the postefice
and accused the latter Of persuading his
(McLemors's) youngest daughter away
from home. The doctor denied the
allegation. when McLemore called him
- Of alb. The doctor struck
him with his cane. breaking IL In pieces.
McLemore drew his revolver. the medico
following suit. Instantly. Mr.. Richard
Nash, ex.Shsriff Of Humboldt county,
stepped between the two men. caught
hold Of McLemore and told Snow 10
go away. The doctor did no, and the
difficulty was over. The escape from q
fatal ARRAY was q very narrow one, how
ever. The circumstances leading to the
assault were connected with the elops-
ment OF Dickens. clerk for Mr.. Simmons
Virginia street, with McLemors's
daughter. o young girl Of sixteen. Il
seems that McLemore believed that DR..
Snow encouraged or abetted the love
Of Dickens and Miss McLsmors.
The storm 10 perhaps all over. and the
wrongs. real Or iancisd. will more or
less disappear. with cooled down pas
sions and lapse OF tms.-Rno Gazette.
November 5A.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-11-06

MK. L. T. BARSuM went to the White
House to console the President the other
day. but found his m~inistraiions un-
necessary. lie remarked on his arrival
that hs came to express his sympathy
because he had 4 great deal Of IL for any
body who was President. lie had known
every President from Jackson down. and
they had all got gray under it except
Grant. They worried themselves to
death. "Thers is no danger to me. Mr..
Barnum. answered the President. lido
not intend TO grow gray in Office. do not
allow my official annoyances to follow
me outside Of this room. I 60 to my
family. play With my children, and for
get that I Am President. Nearly every
day when I leave this Office. usually
from 3 to 4. I 90 for a drive. but some
times ! prefer to walk. 1 take with me
In my carriage some pleasant gentleman.
vhs 10 agreeable to me-, and who I know
viii not talk to me u public business
and politics. A long drive settles my
nerves. banishes the sad easss that come
to me which I cannot help, and gives
me an appetite for my dinner. In the
evening I see many friends socially. and
this IL . diversion rather than a task.
i am rarely troubled with politics in the
evening. Those who come. both ladies
and gentlemen. are generally known to
~. and they come at our invitation.
I retire reasonably early and rise early.
and 20 there Is little danger Of gray
hain In my case"