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New-York tribune., 1878-03-01
A SILENT FOG SIGNAL.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H.. Feb. 28.-The new
ioghOrn Whslcsblck Lighthouse, at the entrance To
the harbor, floi L. for several days, on ac-
count OF the wcaAencd cou on or the FROM she
effects OF Eeayy storms of tGe past Winter. Ihe
has become dangerous that keepers decline
" occupy 1t during the heavy wsatner.
New-York tribune., 1878-03-01

Mr.. Daly-If there are no more there are no less
Mr. Sheard-Would 1t decrease the NUMBER Cl liquor
saloons n we should pass your Dill
Mr. Daly-It would decrease the number OF unlcensea
saloons 1T would drive the low groggeres out or Hew
York move Dlr. Speaker that progress he reported
on the bill and that be made specia order Tor Iues-
The motion was carried and the Assembly adjourned
New-York tribune., 1878-03-01
HE DISCUSSION.

r. F. Austin, III moving that the report be
accepted and printed made AN earnest ADDRESS. Hr
said that few years ago New York had the reputation
of being an emporium. The merchants OF al parts
Of the country looked to NewiOrk as tIe place where
they could be served for their money lt not -
the credit Of the here that the admission was
being made that this city losing Its commerce. de
for the collection of wealth not anYwhcio to be
found The Erie Canal which hal DO 20 the cOnmercia
interests OF the city good service, had in some
respects bccen superseded by railroad companies In
Philadelphia community OF feeling ana interest eX
listed between the merchants and the railroads. But III
New-York for the years there has been wide
gulf between The and the mercantile classes
Tie country had got beyond the times OF Hoods OF
money. The timrs were hard. There was no TREND
ship and sentiment in the matter OF trade. the
Western merchant intelligent and knew what city
could offer MIN the most advantages in the way Of pur
chasing.
Mr. Austin said that few years ago it impossible
IN Ohio Indiana and Michigan to buy drafts on Bat
more or phia because Western produce all came
purchasable IN all parts OF the West. through pdifor
ence or sIuggishness New Y0k had eopnrdized her
premacy. The city government must he walked mp TO
forcibe action the subject 0f commercial facilities
Rapid transit was little consequence p comparison
SewYorx could lean no longer on the Ere Caual II
Imperative element In most commercial ttansactlons
The railroads should be told that they were Shg pe-
cause OF the city, lie did not propose any longer 70 90
to the railroads " ask Tor favors new WHICH
New-York tribune., 1878-03-01
NEW-YORK'S TRADE IN PERIL.

HOW BUSINESS Is TURNED FROM The Cll1'
MERCHANTS ALARMED AT 1HE DANGER TO NEW
YoKk's COMMERCIAL sUPREMACY-REPoRr OF
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE COMMlT1Ek-A
legislative COMMISSION PRoPOsED-fACIS AMI
FIGURES SHOWING IRE TREIGnT hISCRlMINA-
TIoNs AGA, ,SsT NEw-YORK-THE NEED OF M
PROVED TERMINAL FAClLITIEs-w. II. WANDER
Bills VIEWS.
The rooms of the Chamber Of Commerce were
filed at p. IN yesterday, with merchansassembled
20 hear the Railroad transportation Committees
report on Freight Determinations and the Effect
upon the Commerce of the City," Among those
present were William II. Roberts, President OF
the Board of Aldermen. Salem ii. Wales
Charles Stewart Smith, Jackson s. Schultz, H. B
Clafin, H. G. Arnold f. B. Thurber, Samuel Il.
Ruggles, SIMON SterLe, General c. {. Dodge, ana
r. f. Austin. James NJ. Brown, presided. Charles
Stewart Smith read the report OF the committee,
which, slightly abridged, is given herewith.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08

wanted to know which were
the best eating, women or men. They all
agree that the women were best. They did
not tell me anything new, for | knew that
beiop. Laughter1 Their war dance is
perfectly terrible. They cover themselves
all over with war paint and with clay that
that has been- saturated with the dccayed
feseAsn& brains from.the heads of their
dead Stsiors, which they always kept in a
'pasHsalar housein every village. Then
theyS have,a dance, and when morning
comes eaSpan cuts his hand in several
places anj lets the blood flow into a large
wooden diih sand they rub themselves with
that blood and then go to war.
The most difficult thing the missionaries
hate to do is to bring themselves to level
of thinking with these people. Some of
the negroes are very fierce. They would
them ,snct an amount Of spirits. 1t is
ughablc.sometimes to see the missionaries
on the deck Of ship and the barrels of
rum under the deck, both going to the same
place. They are kind to tho missionaries,
but you know when one gets little civil
lied he gets selfish, and they know that
where the missionary comes the trader will
follow, aud they like trade. Stanley has
made sssrcat, grand journey. If you viii
look at the abors of that man you will see
It'll perfectley marvellous. And how quickly
he did 1t. He explored the lakes discovered
by Spekc, Burton, Baker and Livingstone.
followed the Congo river past any amount
of rapids, and fought his way through to
the coast. Livingstone was great man,
but his labors were in South Africa. Stan.
Icy just went right through under the equa,
tor and in that deadly climate where the
natives had been spoiled and made fierce by
the slave trade.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
KEEPING PURE-BRED STOCK.

Many farmers have made the mistakes0f
trying to keep aud breed a herd, or flock,
of pure. bred animals, and have, through
their frequent failures, brought discredit
upon such stock Pure-bred stock, as
rule, are not profitable for farmers. They
cost too much no farmer can afford tp pay
$4,000 to. $1,000 fora herd Rf 16spure-
bred cows They are used to careful tend
ing aud high feeding, and their product Isl
no greater than the average of good grades
of these breeds. We know Of No herd Of
purc-br animals in existence, that wonld
pay its cost of purchase and keeping by its
product of milk, butter, or meat, alone it
is Only by the sale of animals for breeding
that the profit is made. But admitting this
to be true, pure bred Stock are.not, fonthis
reason, to be considered Of less value. IF
we have not the pure stock how canSwe
procure the grades, which are FUND so prof
table? Grades, Of hlkh character, are itho
most profitable farmefs cows Experience
proves this to be so in cvcyy case. A most
notable instance of it is f5tsndi in the herd
Of Mr.. Thomas Fitch, of Now London,
Conn, who has been engaged in crossing
the Jersey upon every othef breed, ;nclud-
ing what are known as ''datise", cows, for
more than 80 years. ThisSbfeeder keeps q
herd of choice pure-brcd animals, descended
from the ld.fashioned importations, made
when tho butter product was more thought
of than black points, solid color, or other
iuncics, for the purpose of raising grade
COWS Of large producing capacity Of rich
butter. Probably no bre, DER in the country
has been more su ccsstul in his line, and his
success is an example for farmers, which
proves that it is best to choose one breed
with which to improve his native stock, to
adhere to that, gradually grading up his
herd, and selecting only the best to breed
from. One pure bull, which may costS250
to $500, will sire, during his vigorous pc
riod, at least so calves, thus adding asmall
tritle to the cost of each over that of q Oh
from common scrub bull. BY adhefihs
to one breed, there is a certainty Of arriv.
ing ut definite result very soon; but by
the too frequent habit of changing tScry
two or three years, no satisfactory resuteis
gained. and after lifetime of futile effort,
the farmer ends where he begun, and be-
tratcs pure bred stock rs the cause OF his
failures. AS with cows, so with sheep,
swine, aud poultry The pure breeds arc
not found profitable to keep, except for
their services in raising grades, and in
keeping up a supply ct bre ding animals
for this purpose. In this way farmer, who
can afford it, may be justified in purchasing
two or three pure, bred animals for improv-
ing herd Of good natives, and if he uses
these with skill, he may find it very profit.
ab!c.-hm. .fg"icuhurist.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08

SOME RAT kILLING.-The dog fanciers
and other sporting men of New York at
tended match one night last week, in
which one dog was to be selected TO kill 100
rats in fifteen minutes. The stake was 500.
The place selected was we'll known resort
on the west side. The dog was the impor-
ted black-and-tan bull terrier, "Harry,,
owned by John Carman. He weighs'tWcf
ty-onc pounds and is about FIVE years old.
His work last night has eclipscd any previ-
Gus record.
The fact that the match had been mad
was kept as secret as possible but when the
room was opened it was quickly filled by a
gathering that embraced not only sporting
men, but large number of well known
Wall street brokers. The disorderly class,
which is generally at such sports, was abb
sent. The dog was handled by Dick To
ncr, alias Dick the Rat" who was in the
pit with him before the rats were let loose.
When the rats wcr@ turned into the pit
they were so lively TINT. the betting was at
first against the dog. As soon as he was
let slip it was seen thatshe. was more tkau
a match for them, aithodsh they showed
much fight, and several fastened on his
neck and throat. The doesaccomplishe his
FFhksk IN ii minutes aud 43seconds, boating
the time by II seconds. Nt the end he
wa, so exhausted that he was unable to
stand, and his owner had to carry him home.
Much money changed hands on the result.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
AFRICA'S SUPERSTITIONS

Mr. Paul Is. Du Challlu lcctured Friday
nigh at Association Hall, New York, on the
"Witchcratt and Snpcrstitions of Africa"
am going to take you again, said he, into
the jungle of Equatorial Africa. Stanley
met that jungle at the head waters of the
Congo; he met there the cannibals saw
and the dwarls discovered. And what IA
jungle it is At the end of each DAYS
journey made, no negro could tell me
where that vast forest ended. There are
great dangers there, and sometimes one has
to fight the people. 1t is not very pleasant
to fight; it was not very pleasant for Stan.
ley but he had to fight or DC killed.
The people arc scattered in great tribes,
divided into clans and tho clans into fauli-
lies, the chiefs and the old men making the
laws. Three institutions are everywhere
prevalent-po!ygamy, slavery and witch
craft. 1t is wonderful how these people
love to get married. They marry all the
time aud never get tired of it. Some of
them marry rs old as eighty-fvc or ninety
years, Just as some of us do at home, you
know. Laughter The largest number
of wives have seen belonging to one man
was about three hundred. and when asked
him how many children he had, he said be.
tween six and eight hundred. Two huns
drcd, more or less, didn't seem to trouble
him at all. The wives are not slaves, but
their husbands buy them when they are
three or four years old from their fathers
that is a sort Of dowry Polygamy is also
Il political institution. The tribes are
always at war, and hence a man tries to get
as many wives as he can from the surround.
ing tribes SO as to have friends among them
They have great adherence of blood re.
lationship, and no man is allowed to take a
wife of his own clan.
The great curse Of that country is its su.
pcrstitons, and it is very hard to get ut the
bottom facts about their religious belief
They have two names which represent our
ideas Of God and of the devil. The devil
is the source Of all evil and withcratt -
When person is sick he is bcwtchcd by
some one, and the sprccrcr or sorccrcss has
to be killed. The doctors point them out,
and they have to swallow poison to prove
their innocence. This poison is the root of
tree called "bundo," belonging to the
strychninc order, but these doctors take it
and do not die. Here, if Il man sees the
new moon over his right shoulder, or his
left, it is lucky or unlucky but there it is
unlucky if he secs the new moon at all, and
on the diy Of the new moon nobody dare
go out of his hut. The queen Of witchcraft
lives in the moon, and the people of the
world are the insects on which witchcraft
feeds, and when witchcraft is very hungry
she sends the plauge and kills more people.
Those who have any connection with the
spirit in the moon are women and must be
in trance. The people are honest in their
beliefs, but Of course there is jugglcry
among them Among many tribes canni
balism exists, but think it is a sort of re.
ligious feast, as they do not kill people pur-
poscly, except prisoners Of war. AS among
the Indians, they have no mercy on those
taken in war. ] made inquiries about this
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
4 NEw INDUSTRY FOR rlIE Sorrn.=It

\ NEW INDUSTRY FOR TIE SOUTH.-lt
would be strange. indeed, if rhc rich soil
and fine climate of the Southern States
should be fitted for the production of one
staple article only, viz cotton. The fact
is that the Southern States will in time be.
come the richest portion of the country, ag-
riculturally, because of the great diversity
OF products possible. \ new op,ning has
been found for enterprise, viz: the produc,
ton of winter butter, and we learn that one
farmer of Tennessee, and another of Arkan-
sas are sending fresh grass butter to Boston
market this winter. These farmers keep
Jersey cows, which pasture during the win
ter upon the native grasses, of which Blue
Grass is the chief. Blue Grass for winter
pastre, and Bermuda Grass for the summer,
will sustain cows in fine order and there is
the whole winter for the production Of but
ter Why should not southern farmers
avail themselves of the advantages Of their
climate and raise dairy products at the time
when northern dairics arc suspcnding opcr-
ations ?-1m AyricuitMiA.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08

Columbus was u son of Il weaver, and 4
weaver himself Claude Lorraine was
brought up pastry cook. Molicrc, the
great French comic writer, was the son of
tapestry maker. Ccrvantcs served as com
mon soldier. Homer was a bcggar. lie
siod was the son of a small farmer De.
mosthcncs, Of cutler. Terence, the Latin
comic writer, was slave. Oliver Cromwell
was the son Of brewer. Howard, the
philanthopist, was an apprcnticc to gro.
GER; Benjamin Franklin, the son of a tallow
chandler; DIR. Bishop, Of Worcester, son
OF linen draper. De Foe, the great
English political writer, was the son of
butcher. Whitcfcld was the son of an inn.
keeper at Gloucester; Cardinal Wolsey,
the son of butcher. Ferguson was a
shepherd Virgil was the son of a porter
Shakespeare, Of a wool dealer Horace, of
shopkceper; Lucian, of stationer. Ho.
garth was an apprentice to an cngravcr; De.
an Tucker was the son of small farmer. and
came to Oxford on foot Bishop Pridcaux
worked in the kitchen at Exeter College
Edmund HALEY was the son of soap boiler.
The Georgia gold mines yield $4,000
per month.
The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
THE NEW CHURCH DOCTRINE.
BY WILL CARLETON.

Ihere come sing lar uOCtrine, Que,
Into our church to-day;
These Gurus words are what the Rew
Young preacher had to say; =
That literal everlastin' fire
Was mostly in our eye;
That sinners dead, if they desire,
Can get another tryi
lie doubted if n warmer cline
Than this world could be proved.
The little snip-I fear some time
He'll get his doubts removed.
I've watched nay daty, straight an true,
An tried to do il well;
Part Of the time kept heaven in view,
An part steered clear o hell
An now half Of this work is naught,
If must list TO him,
An this ere devil have fought
Was only just whm.
Vain are the dangers have braved,
The sacrifice they cost;
For what fun is il to be saved,
If no one else is lost ?
Just to think l-supposc, when once view
The heaven I've toiicd to win,
a lot of unsaved sinners, too,
Comes wa,kin graudly in!
An acts to home, same as if they
Had read their titles clear,
An looks Mt me, rs if to say,
.'We'rc glad to see you here -
AS II to say, while you have beel
So fgst TO toe the mark,
We waited till it rained. and then
Got tickets for the ark ~
Yet there would te some in that crowd
I'd rather like to see.
My boy Juck-it must be allowed
There was no worse than he
I've always felt somewhat to blame,
In several different ways,
That he lay down OH thorns o shame
To end his boyhood's days;
An I'd be wilin' to endure,
If that the Lord thought best,
\ nHnAc's quite hot temperature,
Tic clasp him to my breast.
Old Captain Barnes was evils son,
With heterodoxy crammed;
used to think he'd be the one
If any one was damned;
Still when saw n lot o poor
That he had clothed and fed
Cry desolatcly round his door
As soon IA he was dead,-
There came thought couldn't control,
That in some neutral land
I'D like to meet that scorchcd up soul
And shake him 10y the hand
Poor Jennie Willis, with q cry
OF hopeless. sad distress,
Sank sudden down one night 10 die,
All in her ball. room dress
She had precious little while
TO pack up an away
She even left her sweet COOL smile
Twas on her face next day;
Her soul went off unclothcd by even
One stitch of saving grace;
How could she hope to go to heaven,
An start from sucI place?
But once, when lay sick an weak,
She came, an begged to stay;
She kissed my faded, wrnkled check
She sOothed my pain away;
She brought me sweet bouquets of flowers,
AS fresh rs her young heart
Through many long an tedious hours
She played christian part
An ere long will stand aroun'
The singin' saints among,
I'll try to take some water down,
Too cool poor Jcnnic's tongue.
But tears can never quench my creed,
Nor smooth Gods righteous frown;
Though all the preachers learn to read
Their Bibles upside down,
hold mine right side up with care,
To shield my eyes from sin,
An coax the Lord, with daily prayer,
To call poor wanderers in
But if the sinners won't draw nigh,
An take salvatien's plan,
I'll have to stand an see EN- try
To dodge hell, if they can.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04

POLITICAL WAEFS,

Congressman Bland, et Missouri, fhe nornI-
nal author Of the silver bill, ma been renomi-
mated. He is not in very good health.
The lachrymose Key is doing some good,
strong work among the people, He secures the
unqualified adherence Of a po-tmaster in every
town he visits -tWashingtoD Post.
The Ohio idea," as now advanced, Is nothing
more nor less than the idea" OF cInse, vatlye
Democrats eVeryWhere-on the ATLANTIC sea
board hardly less than in thn West and South
the idea of the, st. Louis, convention; the
idea" OF common honesty and common sense
louisville Courier Journal
The Ohio canvass cannot now be dlvertegS
from the currency Issues. The Republican anQ
the Democratic parties, W ling or unwliilngss
must make the contest on this fed. The issues
are Joined and we are reeonctled 70 the sietla~
tion. The people are with fbe Democratic party
upon these questions.-Cincinnah Enquirer.
There is but little PROBABILITY hat the Senate
will disturb Mr.: Hayes fustom-hoqse, ap-
nojntees in this city A DEMOCRATIC majority in
the next Legislatqre vii consign NJ C2nklin,gs di,gs
to private life and @ud 10 I1rt bdd m a r. G9n 5}sa
the best way It can-tNew York STAG.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04
4 RURAL TRAGEDY.
THE PLUCK OF BUD H0sNER BRINGS
BENNETT TO EAK.

The quiet little town of Covington, on the
'rchefuneta river. had Its tragedy on Monday,
the circumstances OF which are related as fol.
lows:
noted villain and desperate named Ben
nett who has been the terror Of the locality.
had been summoned to court to stand his trial
on the Indictment of shooting an old man
named ChadGeck with intent to kill. Owing to
the absence of witnesses for the State, Bennett
was acquitted,
Emboldened by his release. which it is said
was the result of the intimidation OF the wit
nesses by the accused and several other men OF
his own stripe, Bennett became reckless, and
swearing Justify declared that he was ready
FOR ANOTHER ROW.
Suiting the action to the word. he brandished
his pistol In the air, frightening away the In
mates of the Wilson Hotel, and then manifested
his mnntiness by pursuing and assaulting a
lady. in the meantime declaring that It was his
purpose to outrage every woman Of the town.
The city marshal interfered at this juncture
and warned him not persist IN using obscene
language and misbebaving himself lest Pc
would arrest him. but to- no purpose. me city
marshal thereupon calle on Mr.; " y. HOS
to assist him. Mr.. Hosmer. who Is as well
known for his modest and unassuming dispo-
sition as he is for his pluck, took the SITUATION
In at glance, and, advancing towards Bennett'
told him he would have TO
SUBMIT TO ARREST,
at the same time laying his hand upon Bennett
Bennett replied simply by pushing Hosmeer
aside. Unhaunted, however. Hosmer -, again e; ! q
confronted Bennett, telling him e9olly that b. he
would have to go with him Or fight Bennett
chose the alternative. saying. We'll. am
ready-let's have it out at the same time
making motion to draw his revolver. ME-
Hosmer was too quick for him however. and
before Bennett could accomplish his purpose
Mr. Hosmer had shot him twice,
KILLING HIM INSTANTLY.
At the inquest held by the coroner Mr.. Hos
mer was exonerated, since he was not only act
| ing In obedience to the marshals call but as wei
| in self defense.
| Bennett, who was from Honey Island. and is
| reported as being powerful man, had recort
| of crime which Is scarcely surpassed. Besides
many other crimes in which he Is suspected o1
having participated, he is satd 10 have, mur:
dered five men, one Of them was Il sheriff
whilst in the act of reading 81 warrant for q Ii
arrest: another was an inotfensive negro, Whf
| was preaching at the time.
| At the post morton examination Mr.. Orr, o
| Honey Island. requested that Benefits body b
| searched to see If there were any fresh wound
about it. which proved to be the case. Mr. Or
explained that few days before a man had at
| tenn pted to break into his store. Whereupon b.
had shot at him, striking him, as the examina
| ton had shown.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-09-04
THE MURPHY MOVEMENT.
Meeting of the Blue Ribbon Crusaders Ina
Oct0ber-A Raid Upon New EOFk
LIN EnmtnmnRAGINn.

Troy. N. Y, Sept 3.-About 600 delegates from
ali sections Of the country meet In convention
here In October. under the auspices Of ,th1e the Ma
the outgrowth Of the blue ribbon or moral sua-
sion naovement which has already penetrated
into twenty-four, States; organized about 800
Francis Murphy, who is a priest and the found
er Of the national society, will preside. It is
intended to more thoroughly systemizs the
trict the States. and give the unions a more ex-
ecutive head than the methods heretofore en-
ployed permitted. Another important matter
before the convention will be the consideration
OF q general plan to open Murphy crusade in
New York city. The project has been discussed
three months, but owing to lack OF u1animity
the work could not be successfully undertaken.
They intend to district the city and hold meet
ings nightly in score Of places, employ corps
of Speakers and endeavor to inaugurate an en-,
thusiastic campaign in the interest of gospel
temperance. It is thought they will begin In
Novnmher