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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-11

great becrdrnking bout. in which HAyEs's new
Minister to Berlin was the chief figure.
Hard times, and the high rent Of s21 900
are the reasons given for closing the Mari
borough House on Sixth avenue. which has
long enjoyed a favorable reputation a. a family
resort. " Up to about three years ago we made
money" said the proprietor yesterday. but
since then the house has been run at n loss. q"
The vc!ssitudes 81 fortune are in no business
greater than in the hotel business. ~ is shown
by the history OF hotel keeping in this city The
story OF the LELANDs and their hotels, II the
STErsoNs and the Aston House. OF HIRAM
CRANsroN and the Now York Hotel. ~ Judge
HILTON and the STEWART hotels would bc on
tcrtaining in it's way. and would show that the
capacity to keep n hotel and make money out Of
it belongs % some men and not to others.
The second San Antonio lion and bull fight
has boon deferred until next Monday and in
the mean time the lion il being fed on live
calves. large yearling. turned into tho lions
cage on Sunday. was soon despatched and raw
cuously dcvoured. The male king II beasts
will probably be In better condition FOR the CONE
Int than was the half-siarved female which the
hull chuckcd around on It's horns last saturday.
Tho victorious bull was lod up TO the lions cage
on Monday morning last. and according to a
reporter. the lion rushed at him furiously.
Tho bull made lunee N the lion. which ran It's
paws through between the bars and caught tho
bull on each side % tho head. rcndng tho hide
and nesh. The bull attempted To- gore the lion.
and struck the cage with such violence rs 90
bond several bars" The next fight will proha-
bly, be as furious and CORY as any savage could
desire.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-11

Two measures were brought forward in
tho II 1usa Yesterday that merit attention. Mr..
VUaA .toi K 'ntu Ky introduced bin making
1t unlawful Tor Senators or Enprrs nutatiyos To-
act rs general advisory attorneys for corpora
tions or patentccs in certain cases; and Mr..
POTTER Of this State offered joint resolution
TO amend the Constitution by making the scs-
Sions Of Congress biennial after 1850.
Few person. have moro complete prac-
teal knowledge OF tho worklnE, OF our canal
system than has GOV HORATIo SEYMOUR; and
there are few whose opinions carry greater
weight Tho Canal Committee of the Legisla-
ture did well to confer with him respecting tho
several importantly bills pending relative to canal
management. lie told them that the relations
botwoc tho city and the country are cproeal
measures that are advantageous 10 the netrop-
oils must be beneficial TO the rest of the Empire
State; great taxpaying power had been built
up in the city which lightoned the taxes OF the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-11

Yesterday We copied the Times account Of
hchacchGnaliun heer-bou' in which Mr.. BAYARD
TAYLOR made such an astonishing exhibition
Of himself; and now We copy JAY GoULps T1b-
wie's semi-ofll ,ial accoun; OF an incident that
took place on Tuesday night in Steinwny Hall
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
What a Young Lady Of Eighteen
Years Thinks of Kansas.

A year in Kansasl What memories
crowd themselves into single year!
While living at my beautiful home in
Ohio, it was told me that was to
leave my dear old home, and move to
Kansas, away from all the dear friends
of my childhood; my young school
mates, and every tie that bound me to
life. How much more sacred the walls
of the old church appeared to me when
1 felt that was looking at them for
the last time, no more to meet those l
loved, within those sacred walls; no
more to see the graves of those dead
dear ones, but to go among strangers,
amid new scenes, and into new assOeia-
tiOns. to make new acquaintances and
new friends, in land far away, in the
West. All this seemed terrible.
And when we had left our Ohio
home, and were travelling down the
Ohio river, and passing through the
broad praries of Indiana, Illinois and
Missouri, how anxious became to see
my distant home, and with what eager
ewes l gazed for the first time upon the
broad and lovely Kansas Valley, with
its beautiful fields of waving grain and
the boundiess prairies carpeted In liv-
ing green. The one irresistible thought
of the moment was, can this be Kan
sas? where people are said to die of
starvation-is this the dark and bloody
battle grouhd OF my imagination? 1t
certainly can not bel What beautiful
residences! What splendid churches,
schoolhouses and collegesl What
magnificent public buildings met my
eyes at every place of motel What
culture and refinement among the
people everywhere! When inhaled
the life inspiring breezes, and nv eyes
drank In the matchless beauty of those
endless undulating prairies; the thou
sands of acres of golden grain, ripening
In the warm aud genial sun, with the
cattle grazing upon thousand hills,
was forced to exclaim, with rapture:
What glorious land; surely peace and
plenty reign here!
A home amid such eomfert could
bring but happy associations, and,
as the season for social enjoymenls and
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
Glover as a Hunter.

From the New York Graphic.
GLOVER, Congressman from Missouri last fall
Just give me chance at these Repub-
lican robbers; I'll ketch 'em as fast as
you can ketch minnowsl
DEMOCRATIC CoNGREss-Very well; there
you 60; lots of traps, firearms, and an
munition. Now let's see you make Cap
ital for our party.
GLovKk-( enthusiastically You bet /
do it, gentlemen! I'll ketch the Black
Republican plunderers. ''Set Glover
to ketch thief" you know the maxim
remarks. Ha ha! ha
Three months pass, and finally out of the dull
rumble comes voice:
GLovER-Pve got him l.! I've got him!
DEN. CoNGRRss-Got who? Got who?
GLovER-Got feller! Ketched him stealing.
DEN. CoNGREss--Hurra Hurra Is it
Rayesf
GLovER-No. Its one of the clerks of the
House.
DEM CONGRESS-
GLovKR-No. Democrat.
DEN CONGRESS, cheerfully, but not raptur-
ously-O-hi
GLOVER 0wo weeks later)-Here he is. l
got another feller
Dem. CoNGREss-Hurra Hurra Stealin?'
GLovER-Peculation Wasted lots of money!
DIM CCNGREss-hurra! That's good haul.
Republican?
GLovER-N-no-he's a Democrat--your
Doorkeeper.
Dem. oNeREss-(Approvingl but SADLY
Ali Uh-a-see here, Glover-1ae1s time
fetch Republican!
GLovER-Y-yes, l will.
GLovER-(a month later r)-Ha! l got him |!
Ketched him stealin'I Stole $4,000
from contingent fund.- | got him!
DEM CONGRESS s-Hur-Republican, Glover =?
GLovER-Uh-ah-we 'uh-n-no--
he's a-he's Democrat-a-he's mem
Der of Congress.
Dem CONGRESS (Going for him wrathfully)-
drelly Puae?
GLovER-Y-yes-I-I couldn't helpit! It's
one of you'unsl
CThey shake him up till some of his teeth are
heard rafting around in his boots, and
his collar bone loosens, when he gets
away.)
GLOVER (1hree days later)-I got him.now !!
ketched HIM in the very act of stealin'
and we got the money away from him
$5,0O0I
DEN. CONGRESS (Groaning)-You Internal
spy and poltroon O-h-well! Tell US
the worst Is it Dem-publican
GLovER-( Holding the door open ready to
run, his face flushed with shame, and
great beads of perspiration standing on
the outside of his hatD Oh, good gen.
tlemen, spare me /. spare me (turning to
run and letting his prisoner go, as he
lodges shower of inkstands and cupsi-
dors)-it's the Democratic Sergeant-at-
Arms.
FOURTEEN DEMoCRATIo MEMBERS (pulling
down their vests and shouting above the
tumult)-I move that the Office of lnves-
tigator be declared vacant
Passed mem con.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02

long winter evenings came on, how
pleasing aud gratifying to find, on
every hand, intelligent, friendly, re-
fined people gathering together to en-
joy themselves in innocent amuse.
ments and social culture, all this go
different from what had pictured
Kansas.
When ] compare this beautiful SUM-
ny land, with its long and delightful
summer, charming moonlight nights,
to the cold and damp atmosphere OF
Ohio, with its long, dresry winters
and chilling blasts, my hearts choice
must wholly be for Kansas.
AS think of the untold thousands
Of acres of land, yet to be put under
cultivation, and the many million
bushels of grain that we will send to
the East, aud, In return, receive their
gold and silver, which will be expend-
ed in the still further beautifying and
and developing of our glorious Kansas,
how glad am, that l came to be one
of the citizens of this gallant State,
destined so soon to stand foremost
among all the great States or our
glorious Union.
BELLE ALBRIGHT,
Belvue, Kansas.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
The Humorist,s Dinner.

'TW enty minutes for dinner shout.
ed the brakeman, as we approached
Lathrop.
Arrived there, entered the dining.
room and inquired of the waiter:
What do you have for dinner?'
Twenty minutes was the hurried
reply
1 told him would try half q dozen
minutes raw on the halfshell, Just to
see how they went. Told him to maze
q minute of it on his books. He
scratched his head trying to compre-
hend the order, but gave it up and
waited upon some one else.
l approached man who stood the
door with lot of silver in his hand:
What do you have for dinner?'
Half dollar says he.
told him would take half 3 dol
lar well done. / asked him II he
couldn't give me In addition, q boiled
pocketboOk stuffed with greenbacks,
and some seven-thirties gsrnished with
postage stamps and ten-cent scrip, al
80, q Confederate bond, done brown,
with lettuce alone. And would like
to wash my dinner down with nation.
al bank notes on draft
He said they were out of everything
but the bank notes, and that as az soon
as the train left he would order the
waiter to draw some.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
Moths I'm CarDefs.

The carpet moth makes his favorite
home about the bindings and corners
of the carpet. II this is an ingram or
threeply fabric successful war may be
waged on him by wringing q cloth out
of hot water, laying it over the bind
ings and edges, and ironing with as hot
sn iron as can be used without scorch-
Ing. This will destroy both the moths
and their eggs, and after a few such
visitations they disappear. But this
steaming and ironing process is hot
effectual with Wiltons, Moquettes, or
any heavy carpetings. The heat can
not thoroughly penetrate them, and
ironing Injuries the pile of the velvet.
Still, it is best to draw the tacks occa-
sionslly, and lay the edge of the carpet
Overcome side only, or part of side,
at time-and steam and iron it on
the wrong side. Then, besides this,
the floor should be wiped as far under
as the arm will reach with q cloth
wrung out of strong and hot Cayenne
tea; and before renailing, the binding
and edge OF the carpet should also be
wiped with it. rubbing them hard.
Some have recommended spriDkling
salt around thesides of the room before
mailing down the carpet, but we
should think this Objectionable, as the
salt sbsOrbs moisture from the air and
may thus cause too much dampness.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
New Series-VOL. 18-No Is

food lower than in 1860. In 80 pur-
suits, wages have increased from 7 to
ITO per cent, or on an average of over
fl per cent; in % avocatiOns they have
decreased from half of 1 to per cent,
or on an average of q per cent. The
inadequacy of these inquiries from the
inability to determine how much
greater, if any, the ratio of unemplOy-
ed to busy men is now than four or
eighteen years ago. Also much time
is lost from closed mills ami irregular
work. Still, if the number of unem-
ployed artisans Was very great, the in
tiuence of that fact would be seen In
the decrease of the price Of labor.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
ST, CLAIRSVILLE, OHIO.
THURSDAY, MAY 2. 1878.

liz the last number of the American Journal
of Science and Arts, Professor Marsh describes
the largest land animal yet known to have
existed on the globe. Its name is "Altantos-
surus inmanis-" The thigh bone of this
creature is over eight feet long (2,5OO mm.),
with thickness at the larger end of twenty
five inches, though the bone has no true head.
A comparison of this bone with the femur of
q crocodile, would indicate that the fossil
saurian, if of similar proportions, had total
length of lis feet. That the reptile was 100
feet long when alive is at least probable. The
other bones Of this animal that have been
found are proportionally gigantic; one candal
vetebra has a transverse diameter of mere
than sixteen inches (430 mm). All the bones
of this reptile yet discovered are in the Yale
College Museum. They are from the Upper
Jurrasac of Colorado.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02

industries of this country. The crudities and
amazing stupidites of the proposed tariff need
not here be considered; its main purpose is to
cut down duties on foreign manufactured pro-
ducts so much that there would still be
material reduction of revenue, notwithstand-
ing an increase of about S6,5OO,OOO in duties
on non competing foreign products.
V. As to internal revenue, Democracy pro-
poses to take off about 80, ,000, 900 from the
tax on tobacco, which will not be more fully,
easily or cheaply collected after the reduction
than it is now, in order to add the edious in
comes reaches those who do not choose to
swear to lie
VI The next result of the changes in taxa
ton would be to diminish the public revenue
materially-it is estimated as much as $780,
600, 900. The net result of the Silver and
Currency Bills would be to diminish the value
of revenues by about 1000, 900, and to
compel the country to pay many millions every
week for bonds sent home by foreign holders.
But, as if these steps toward reputation we're
not enough
VII Democracy proposes to pay Southern
claims, in amount far exceeding the present
ability of the Government, and to expeRd in
improvements, mainly at the South, money
enough to make bankruptcy quick and easy.
The River and Harbor Bill, known at Wash
ingto as ''The Great Divide" was expected
to pass the House with ease, and with entire
correctness, it seems, because, as its friends
openly boasted, ''two-thirds of its members
had been put into the bill" Jobs supposed
to be satisfactory to the Solid South, and to
sufficient number of members from the North,
had been included, and it was not thought an
objection that the bill takes many millions
from the Treasury. To leave the United
States Treasury empty, and the United
States without credit, was prime element OF
Democratic policy as long ago as 1861.
1t is enough to state the outlines of the
Democratic policy as to finance, currency and
taxation. Argument is not needed. Those
who like that policy ought to support it earn
estly 1t means reputation, but it is consist
ent. 1t will bring dishono- and ruin, but it
will please some prejudices. There is time
coming when the work of Democracy will be
considered a whole, and then we shall see
how the people like it.-N. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
What Democracy Means.

Ihe Democratic polley Is known at last, as
to finance, currency, and taxation. In these
days party platforms are made by deeds, not
words. What that party has done, so far as
1t had the power, stands as the test of its will.
The Democratic House acts for the party; its
Committee OF Ways and Means, there is no
reason to doubt, acts for the House. On no
other. subject can the action of the House be
more important to the industry and commerce
of the country. If the party fails to meet
public support in that respect, it will never
succeed inthe next Congressional or Presiden-
tial election. Its members have voted, and its
committees have acted, with distinct under
standing of the responsibility. 1t is but just,
therefore, to consider what the Democratic
''budget" actually is, as presented by the
House and its leading committee.
l. On the Currency question, unlimited
silver coin and silver notes, receivable instead
of gold for customs duties. Not limited in
issue, silver must inevitably have fallen to its
bullion value The actual loss to the Govern
ment might have been as much as 81, 900, 900;
the injury to all industry and commerce had
the Bland bill passed the Senate as it passed
the House, cannot be computed.
II. AS to the public credit, Democracy has
voted to make deprecated silver payable for
bonds and interest, and to repeal the Resump-
ton Act. Fortunately, we are not likely to
know how much harm such an act would
cause. A Republican Senate enacted the
fangs for the Silver Bill, and proposes to do
as much for the bill for the repeal Of the Re-
sumption Act, and the only thing certain is
that the repeal would have been regarded
as an act of reputation, would have greatly
increased the sale of United States bonds by
foreign holders, and forced this country to
give its wheat and cotton, at prices fixed by
foreign buyers, in payment for its bonds at
prices fixed by foreign sellers-
Ill. AS to the banks, through its proper
committee in the House, Democracy proposes
to put out of existence the National Bank
system and currency, throwing back upon the
market for sale about $500, 200, 900 of United
States bonds now held by the banks as securi-
ty for their circulation. For the inevitable
depreciation Of the bonds, Democracy cares
nothing. The only possible substitute would
be State bank circulation, by which the
country was inconvenienced and plundered
under Democratic rule before the war.
~. As to the tariff, Democracy has pro-
posed, through its leading committee in the
House, to make sweeping change hostile to
manufactures at time when manufactures
are extraordinarily depressed; to take of
duties amounting to nearly $13, 200, 900 year
ly from the foreign products which compete
with American wool and hemp growers, and
manufacturers. of cotton, wood, hemp, silk,
metals and glass, and to substitute increased
duties on sugars, spices and liquors produced
abroad, which do not compete with leading
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
Birds Ofa Feather.

You remember said SOthern, that
in one act l have a byplsy on my
fingers, on which l count from one to
ten, and then reversing, begin with the
right thumb and count ten, nine, eight,
seven, six and five are eleven. This
has frequently been denounced by
critics as utterly out of place in the
character, but TOOK the incident from
actual life having seen a nOtOriOusly
clever man on the English turf as quick
as lightning in calculating odds COM
pletely puzzled by this ridiculous
problem. My distortion of the old
aphorisms has likewise been frequent
ly cavilled at as too nonseRsical for an
educated mai. Now, see how easily
this thought was suggested. A num-
Der of US some years ago were taking
supper in Halifax after performance,
when gentleman who has now retir-
ed from the stage, bat who is living in
New York, suddenly entered the room
and said, 'Oh, yes, see; birds of ia
feather etc. The thought instantly
struck me on the weak side, and, wink.
ing at my brother actors and assuming
utter ignorance, said, what do you
mean by birds of feather?' He look
ed rather staggered and replied,
what, have you never heared of the
old English proverb, Birds Of a feather
flock tOgether?' Every one shook his
head. He then said, Il never met
such lot of ignoramuses in my life' ,
That was my cue, and began to turn
the prOverb inside out. / said TO him,
There never could have been such a
proverb- birds of feather! the idea
of whole flock of birds having only
one featherI The thing is utterly
ridiculous. Besides, the poor bird
that had that feather must have flown
on one side; consequently, as the other
birds couldn't fly at all, they couldn't
flock together. But even accepting
the absurdity, If they fiocked at all,
they must flock together, as no bird
could possibly be such a damned fool as
to go into corner and try and flock
by himself Our visitor began tos
the point of the logic, and was greeted
with rOars of laughter. l made a
memorandum of the incident, and
years afterward elaborated the Idea of
writing 'Dundreary.' / have quires
upon quires of memoranda of a similar
character, but whenever / play the
part, the public seem so disappointed
at not hearing the old lines, that I fear
1 shall never have the opportunity of
getting them to accept what would
really be a better version.-Ffona
"Birds of q Feather" or Talks about
SOtheTn.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02

IT is noteworthy fact that thousand
dollars in paper currency taken at random
from money drawer will buy more gold
now than ever before in the whole history of
the country. In the old times of State banks
some bills were worth par in gold, but there
were few not taxed with discount by bank
ers outsite of the States where they were is
sued ranging from 4per cent up as high as 8.
The secret of the present fortunate condition
of affairs is that we are selling more commo-
dities to foreign countries than we are buy
ing from them, so that cur gold stays at
home instead of going abroad to settle trade
balances
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1878-05-02
Relative Values of Food and La
Dor.

The Philadelphia Press has compi.
led comparative table OF statistics on
work and wages which Is valuable and
interesting. 1t shows that skilled
farm laborers are receiving an average
of 60 cents day with board, against "a
cents In 1860; 81 .35 in 1870, and $1.13 in
1874. Ordinary laborers In cities are
receiving Sl.25 without board, against
S1.19 In 1860. Bricklayers get $3.50
against .S2;blacksmiths $3.50 against
1.4S; carpenters Sl.25 against S1.59;
painters $3.50 against S2.S5; shoema-
kers $l.66 against $1.35; tailors $l.S7
against $l.34. Mil labor since 1869
shows general increase, amounting in
cases to so per cent. Seamen's wages
since 1872 have decreased about 80 per
cent. Since 1860 the wages OF female
help has increased from 33 to 100 per
cent. On railroads, pay has increased
since 1878 from 80 to 80 per cent. The
general result of q series OF inquiries
shows that the wages are higher and