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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
The ruhlica ttan af the Feacc Conditions
Premature.

sr. PETERSBURG. March T-To-day's official
pratnature, The documents agned by the
Grand Duke Nicholas and Safvet Paeha tho
Observation-Disclosures. have not vet reached the
Russian Foreign Office,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
bismarck gnaispssed 10 attend she Con"
ference 0r To Have 1t sit iu Berlin.

LONDON, March IA special dtsrateh 'tom
10 1ecountennncs the proposal fer the cen L !,
ence 10 meet in Berlin II IL also stated that
Rismark is ayerse TO attending the conference
In person,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
Wait of the Grand nuke to the sultan.

Logpos, March IA special disphtch from
Constentinope rays that great preparations
are being made for the Welt Of the Grand DUKE
Nicholas He will he received by the Hultab AT
fha ralace with gteat dignity, and will be .ae-
corded all the honcrs due hia high rank. The
cara ar The high r grades, nll Of whom will carry
arms to guard against any fanajeal attempts
AT assaaain atun.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
MRS. COSTA AND HER PISTOL.
what She Would Have Done Had Not the
Police lutcrfercd.

Al ab out II o'clock yesterday morning Mrs
Flmira Costa armed herself with n Tranter re-
volyer and left her residence. No $50 Carondeet
street in search OF her unfathful hush and,
whom che intended TO shoot on sight She re-
paired to Irene street near Canal, and meet
ing her husband. charged him with inidelity
and also charged him with keeping mistress
All of which he acknowledged. aud in defiance
of his wife's demand stated that he was deter
mined upon continuing on that line If 1t took
all summer.
shots at him. happily wi hout hitting him or
any of the. bystanders She was preparing to
FIRE third shot when Otticer Miller put In an
She was taken to the Second Recorders 9 ,urt
and her husband declining to make an affidavit
against her, his Honor fined her for dis
charging Are arms within the city limits.
Mrs. Costa stated thai when she was convinced
OF her husbands unfaithfulness. 1t was her iq-
tention to shoot him and then kill herself.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

IoNpos Mtrch 1.-Sr Stafford Northoote an
ubunced In the House Of Commpna today,
that the government had not received the au-
fheptir terms OF thu treaty OF peace,
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

IioNpoa, March "a disua'eh from Vienna
cave that when he British fleet parsed the OAR
dauplles the Grand Duke Nicholas was per-
empterily ordered from st, feterabure 70
march into Conatantinonle, but he took II upo
himself TO disohey he ord er.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08
Invited to visit CoHstantineEle

LONDON. March IA dispatch from C?nHtan
tineple Gays The Grand Duke Nicholas has nc
cepted The hultan's Invitation to yis.t Inat Guy,
nun ,s
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

more Iran~Clads sent TO MestAa nay.
LONDON, March -Four additional iron claos
have heen ordered to Deaika Bay.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-03-08

ORIGINAL. on PAINTINGS AT AucTIoN.-messrs
Mesh & Hodgson. auctioneers. continue. at
o'clock this o. M. the sale of the elegant collec
ton OF original oil paintings. at No. CaTonde-
let street See the advertisement
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02
Watkin0 on Wdter.

Captain Stratton, the aquanaut, yester-
day accomplished his long matured plan
of walking on the water and demonstrated
its practicaOility By crossing the East
River on foot. from Brooklyn 10 this city.
But few persons knew Of the daring feat
that was to be attempted, and conse-
quently The Captain was not troubled
with many hangers on. The suit which
he wore was made ot rubber and very
similar to that used by Captain Boynton,
with this difference, however, that 1t was
arranged in such a way that its heaviest
portions were around the pedestrians
feet, so that his body should be kept up
right 10 the water. Captain STatton
proceeded to the wharf at JEWELS dock,
which was partially destroyed by tre
some three weeks ago, and here ensconced
himself in his strange looking suit. Then
Jumping into the water he started for the
New York shore. His body was perfectly
upright, and he could use bis legs to pro-
pei himself through the water, although
il rose above his knees. He had intended
to land at Peck slip, directly opposite
JEWELS wharf, and would thus have had
to cross the track OF the Fulton ferry
boats, but the tide proved too strong TOR
him, and he drifted down to q point near
pier 10. lie had been noticed as soon as
he got few yards from the shore, and
passengers on the different ferry boats
loudly cheered him. As he neared the
shore great crowd gathered on the pier
and met him as he landed. The eager
ness OF the near ones to help him out and
those further away to get look at the
Captain were somewhat embarrassing to
him.
The crossing was commenced about
half.p past one, and Captain Stratton land
ed on this side about two O'Clock. he
had intended to return on foot to Brook
lyn, but owing to the strength OF the tide
he was Obliged to abandon this project
and wen. back by the way OF Fulton
ierry.-Nev York Herald, Feb. p.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02
NUMBER II.
Il Recent InterUieiC.

His Holiness, Pope Pic Mono, was re-
ceived by his illuslrious predecessor, St.
Peter, with a smile of cordial welcome.
"You have had long and quiet reign"
said the Saint. II trust you have left
the affairs of our holy Church in -four
ishing condition on esrthp
His Holiness assured st. Peter that the
Catholic faith was never more firmly
rooted and grounded, and the influence
of The Church never more firmly estab-
lished than when he LET. Rome; in fact,
that Macsulay was right when he said
that she would yet exist in undiminished
vigor when that New Zealander was
making his celebrated sketch OF the ruins
of St. Paul's.
The Sain. looked pleased. and said to
his Holiness, 81 am glad to hear so fav-
orable an account of your spiritual reign;
was your temporal reign equally success
ful2"
mot in all respects. replied his Holi-
ness, "still lett behind me about twen-
ty-iour millions OF money!
Indeed, said St. Peter. I'VE touched
no such sum as. tha, in my day. To
whom did you entrust such vast
hosrdP"
ITO the Rothschilds," !" said his Holiness
hesitatingly.
Something like frown overspread the
features OF the Saint. ITO the Roths-
childs," said be with deliberation, "are
they not Jews2"
II beleve-thst is TO say think
yes-they are,' said his Holiness with still
greater hesitation.
"And do you mean TO tell me-" said
the Saint sternly, THAT you, the Vicar OF
Jesus Christ on earth, deposited the con-
tributions OF our holy Church with the
descendants of those men who reyiled
and spat upon and cruelty put him to-
dea.h?"
"Well-ah yes, | did
"Why did you p said the Saint sternlY.
you should have had powerful
reason"
II did have a very powerful one,' re-
piled his Holiness. The truth is, St.
Peter, | did not know any Christians
whom ! was willing to- trust with so
much money ."-NeW York Times.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02
Had . Copper BIZ, Too.

The other day when the Silver Bill
passed tho Senate, citizen who wanted
a glass of beer, entered saloon on Kan
dolph street, threw down halt dollar
and asked:
Heard about the passage ofthe Silver
Bin?"
Not What l knows Of" was the calm
reply.
well, it has passed, and that half dol
lar is now worth ffty-6ve cents"
The saloonist looked hard at the money
made change very slowly and asked;
You heardt about de passage OF dot
copper bill, ehP"
mo- What bill is thate"
1T vosh a pill What says dot all der
coppers in der country are wort dree
cents apiece"
He handed out three tens, nickle and
Eve pennies, counting each penny three,
and returning, according to this count,
fify cents. The drinker slowly scraped
the money off the counter, coughed and
tried to smile, and as he slowly sauntered
out he was heard muttering a hope that
the Blue Ribbon movement would con-
tinue 10 progress.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02
poetrp.
An APRIL SONG.
BY EDWIN y. LEWIS.

81 EDWIN y. LEWIS.
Sweet April, when you try, with your sunshine
and your SKY.
Your wind breathing low and your birds that
sing together,
Your misty blue that dlls the hoowS of the hills,
You can make day Of most enchanting weath-
err
But on this lovely morning you have for your
ad0rning
The presence Of my only love, my darling, my
dear
SO you have no need to Try, with your sunshine
and your ky,
To make this day the day Of all the year
Yet April, 10 your best, with son Wind from the
west.
WIKI sunlight on the springIng grass, and tend
rr blue above
Let your singing birds sing loudly, and your now-
ers look up proudly
80 may you serve the lady OF my love-
o month Of Ohangeful mein-your day, may be
serene
Or your sobbing east wind may be bringing rainy
weather
Each j. SWe,cOne day, for il takes me nearer
Nay
When my only love and I shall be together,
-.Scri5ner.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02

-''I can drink or let it alone" We
heard the words fall proudly from the
lips OF young man who gloried in his
untrammeled freedom, his broadminded-
ness, his standing in society. his power
to toy with the tempter without becoming
its victim. II can drink or let it alone, "
he said proudly, and he meant it. for he
thought he could. Ah, that is the rock
on which SO many brave young lives 60
down. Only few moments after be
had made his boast the young man stood
before the bar, looking from q whiskey
cocktail to a strange barkeeper land feel
ing in his pockets tor the pocketbook
that was left at home, twenty. blocks
away. Where then, was his proud boast
Gould he drink or let it alone" as be
peasedP Ah. he could let it alone
mighty well. And he did. mo slate, .
said the barkeeper; leash up" Oh.
young, man be warned. 1t is easy for
you to say, 81 can drink, or let 1t alone
but Oh, young man--!-Hacseye.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02
For THE OXFORD DEMOCRAT.
Yes Dear Heart SOme-Day WeW
KnOtU.
TO WILLIAM BRUNToN.


Yes, we shall know, in Gods own time:
Why sorrows, iii our life;
Why though we strive for love and peace,
Our paths with thorns are rife.
Yet DER the river, dark and grim,
There shines guiding star;
To guide us to our Heavenly home,
Where nsught our peace can mar.
And 1--WE shall know, as we are known"
To us twill then be plain;
That all the trials Of this life,
Are but our Heavenly gain.
We cannot always feel tits right,
Yet God we know is just;
And If we only bide our time,
And In his wisdom trust,
All will be well, tho now tits dark,
And we no light can see:
His loving hand. will guide us through.
Let's trust him, you, and me.
BI ROSE GERASIUd
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02

Sir" said one barrster TO another,
81 often meet a servant in the morning
taking two drinks to your room. Do you
always drink in duplicate ?" Sir" re-
piled the other, 81 order two drinks every
morning, and when have drunk one l
feel like another man then. sir, am
bound by courtesy to treat the other man
80 drink the second"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02

The difference between boy and
barn is that the shingles are applied TO
the roof Of the barn.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-02

THE Apple of My Eye has We'd
Another" is the title of folorn new
ballad. Has it chore-us Phil. Balle-
tn.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17

damp and cold in these dark, dismal pits,
If no worse fate befell them. And the
worries and cares of the day were trivial
compared with tie calamity that had
now overtaken him.
When the children found themselves in
total darkness they chung TO each other and
cried aloud with fear. But Tom, who was
naturally brave and full of expedients,
said, after time, II thought saw car
on the track ahead, just before fell.
Let's try TO feel our way toit. It's SO wet
and cold heren
They CROPPED ahead till they reached it,
then clambered in, and were thankful to
find dry and comparatively sheltered
spot.
ooh, Tom,n sobbcd Jamie. ''Do you
think papa will ever find us? It's like
being buried alive. / wonder if God can
see us, Suppose we ask Him to help us
out?n
"Well, you pray. I got you into the
scrape; He won't hear me. Tell Him that
we're hungry and cold, and tomorrow
we want to keep Thanksgiving.
Little Jamie offered his prayer in the
simple faith that it would be answered,
then worn out with fatigue they snuggled
close to each other in corner OF the car
and dropped asleep.
When Tom woke up he could not tell
where he was, or what made him so cold
and stiff; but soon the painful recollection
OF his position returned, and leaving
Jamie still sleeping, he crept to the other
end of the car. Looking over it, he saw
faint CLEAN of light, like that falling
through the crack Of closed door. He
instantly thought that this might be one
of the openings of the mine, and, waking
Jamie, they soon reached broad wooden
door, against which both pressed, till it
opened and lot them out into the clear
beautiful sunlight.
"Why, Tom, its Thanksgiving morning !
We've been in the mines all night. Do
you know where we are2'
"No, but yonder is house. Wen go
ask 'em the way
When the two children reached the
hut, for it deserved no better name, they
were shocked with the poverty and
wretchedness that met their eyes. Four
little children in scant. ragged garments
were lowering over few Goals, while in
one corner of the room, seated on a bun
die of straw, and dressed in strange,
fantastic manner, was a poor deranged
woman. The sight Of the boys with their
smutted faces seemed to arouse her anger.
But man stepped hurriedly forward and
spoke sternly to her, then asked Tom
what he wanted.
Tom told his story, and the man re-
piled, 81 can't ask ye in, nor offer ye
anything to eat, for we've none for our
selves, but III see We safe home, and yees
kin tell the Boss that Mike Finn did the
best for ye he could"
See them home he did, and bitter was
John Duncan's repentance over his hasty
decision of the day before when he heard
the whole story. You may be sure there
was bountiful Thanksgiving dinner at
Mike Films that day Christian Union.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17
The Dance of Death.

December opened the winters account
with CHASTITY overplus of murders and
suicides; and the daily papers still TEEN
with them until they are like that series
of black sketches in which Holbein gave
us the progress of Deaths jubilee Now
it is merchant in New York or Balti-
more, who loses a great fortune, and puts
an end to his life, leaving a wife and
helpless children to fight the battle alone.
Now it is learned scholar, with but half
a dozen pennies in his pocket, who locks
the door of his garnet and makes sud
den end of it. Again, it is mechanic,
out of work, who shoots his wife and him
self, after drowning the children. Our
readers will notice the exceptionally
large number of murders also-murders
by men maddened by drink and despair.
But in the large majority of cases the
want of money lies at the bottom OF all
the trouble.
Now, in almost every instance these
men have been young or middle aged,
able bodied, possessed of plenty of
strength, and some craft of hand or brain
to compel living from the world. The
plain fact is no matter what the pathetic
that they lay down and died because they
would not live without money-money
enough to iasure certain amount of ease
and comfort. Common sense, philosophy,
the possession of great knowledge could
not reconcile them to the miseries of an
empty pocket. There was a woman in
this city last week, who, wearied out with
want and pain, took her little girl in her
arms, and tried to persuade the child that
it was better to be at rest than to struggle
any longer. She drank the poison, but
whether she found rest only God knows.
We can have patience and pity for such
a tried soul, bounded by poverty, when
it is in womap's body She had not
strength or knowledge to fight the wolf
back any more from the door; and there
was her child in her arms, hungry and
naked. 1t is hardly any wonder that she
refused upon the rack of the tough world
to stretch life out longer.
But mans body and endurance ought
to be different thing. Not one of the
twenty suicides of last week but had one
or a dozen means of keeping off want I'M
til better times came All that was lack
ing was courage to bear poverty. The
truth ought to be told about such cases.
Reporters delight in setting them forth
with all the pomp of pathos. 1t is their
trade, just as the undertaken finds his
nodding plumes. Suicide is just now a
sentimental fashion, almost as much as in
the days of Werther. The ugly truth
about it is, that icide for lack of money
is but Sinking cowardice, from the
meanest of motives. 1t is worth our
while, too, to look a little deeper into
this matter. Is the American losing al
together, like the Frenchman, that nerv-
Gus stamina which enables the English
man or Scotchman to bear hunger with
impregnable cheerfulness2 or have we
really made money our god to such an ex-
tent that we cannot live without it, and
without good deal OF it, too7-N. 7.
T{Jib3Iup
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17
honor nm His own Land.

Saws Comley in his recently issued work,
The History Of New York State, THE day has
passed when the benefactors of humanity were
allowed to live in ignominious poverty-tneir
sacrifices. their Iabors, unrecompensed To-
day. the benefactors Of the people-the men
who devote their lives and energies to the in
teresfs Of humanity--these are the men whom
the world delights to honor, and whom it re-
wards with princely fortunes. As an earnest
worker for the welfare of his fellow-men, Or.
r. Y. Pierce has won their warmest sympathy
and esteem. While seeking to be their SER
want only, he has become prince among
them. Yet the immense fortune layished up
on him by a generous people he boards not
but invests in the erection and establishment
Of institutions directly contributiye to the pub
l;l,eral r,afronasse a new meaning to that beau
tiful Oriental custom of casting bread upon the
waters. Noted in both public and private life
for his answering integrity and all those
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17
BABY FINGERS.

Ten little fat fingers so taper and neat,
Ten fat little fingers so rosy and sweet
Eagerly reaching for all that comes near,
Now poking your eyes out and pulling your
hair,
Soothing and patting with velvet-like touch,
Then digging your cheek with a mischievous
clutch;
Gently waving good-by with infantile grace,
Then dragging your bonnet down over your
face,
Beating pat-a-cake, pat-a-cake, slow and Sc
date,
Then tearing your book at furious rate;
Gravely holding them out, like a King to be
kissed,
Then humping the window with tightly-closed
fist;
Now lying asleep, all dimpled aud warm,
On the white cradle pillow, secure from ell
harm.
o dear baby hands. how much love you en-
fold
In the weak, careless clasp of those fingers
soft hold.
Keep spotless as now, through the world'seyil
ways,
And bless with fond care our last weariful days.
Hrs. Richard Grant White.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17
Would Not Reciprocate. .

The following, from the Fairchild
(Me.) Chronicle, is neatly done and has
wide application outside of Maine. He
was the manager of a church fair, and
one morning he walked into the news
paper office and said Want an item
this morning?"
"Of course" replied the editor, were
upon the visitor laid the following note
upon the table:
The ladies of the-Street Church will
give festival at their vestry hall next
Friday evening Literary and musical
entertainments will be provided and a
supper will be served to all who desire.
The ladies in charge of the affair have
much experience in such matters, and are
sure to provide good time. Admission
will be only fifteen cents, and it is certain
that no one can spend that amount to a
better advantage. Be sure to go and
take your friends.
When the editor had read it, he said {:
"Oh, | see-an advertisement"
"No, not an advertisement. We prefer
to have it go in the local column, replied
the manager.
And seeing the editor looked skeptical
he continued: "It will interest great
many of your readers, and help a good
cause; besides, we have spent so much
| money getting up our entertainment that
we cannot afford to advertise it without
increasing the price of the tickets. In
such matter as this we ought to be
willing to help each other"
We'll" said the editor, "if it goes into
the locals, suppose you would recipro-
cate by reading little notice In your
church next Sunday"
The visiting brother asked what notice
and the editor wrote and banded him the
following:
The weekly Chronicle for the coming
year will be the cheapest family paper in
Maine. Its proprietor has had much ex-
perience, and has all the help which a
large outlay of money can procure. His
paper has larger circulation than any
other published in the county, and is to
be furnished at only two dollars. 1t is
certain that no one can spend that
amount to better advantage. Be sure
to take the Chronicle and subscribe for
your friends.
The manager hemmed and hesitated,
and then said, solemnly that he doubted
whether it would be judicious to read
such notice." but suggested that if it
was printed copies of it might be distri-
buted the door of the vestry on the
evening of the entertainment.
YES" said the editor, "but 1T would
attract more attention in the middle of q
sermon. 1t will interest large number
of your congregation, and help good
cause, and, besides, so much is spent up
on the Chronicle that don't see how the
owner can afford to print handbills tc
advertise it without increasing the sub
scription price. In such matter as this
we ought to be willing to help each
| other"
Then the gentleman saw the situation
and went straight out, without leaving sc
much as a complimentary ticket.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1878-01-17
A Ratny Day.

How many farmers appreciate rainy day?
1t is a Sunday to the farmer upon WHICH he
may werk without fear OF either inward or
outward monitor What better time to over
haul and repair tools, harness, gates, house and
stable fixings? If all days were clear, fine
work DAYS, the strain of outdoor work would
s,c TOO mnch entirely for every thing else on
the place. A weather-wise farmer is one who
rot only can foretell The changes, but take adj
vantage Of them. and when we come 10 the
real morality of life, what is successful living,
but constant watch for chance to take adj
vantage Of circumstances?
1t is only when this degenerates into a fac
ulty Of considering our fellow-men as circum-
stances, that crime begins, and prisons are
needed Always lay By something for rainy
days'-means let there always be some en-
ployment for such gloomy periods, which viii
transform them into sunny indoor days. When
the little : "a Jobs accumulate, when apressure
is felt for repairs, then is the time 10 pray for
rain. All other dry spells may be easily coun-
teracted BIZ working the soil the more fire.
auently. Have a hospital for invalided tools,
and only ask for rain when IT becomes too
crowded.