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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-09-21
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Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

A peculiarly 10 the sleeping aooommoda.
tiOna OF these steamers is that the bertha
are arranged for one or two peFsOns, The
upper berth rolling back, the sane as
those used 10 the Pullman palace cars
All Of the berths are htted with rich
Lambrequlas and lace cuFtins. In each
room there is : richly upholstered IOunRe,
and every desirable AeeOmn OdatlOn.
IL lS alsO worthy Of remark that the
saloonI the ladieS cabin, the smoking
room and every Individual berth in the
hrstolaas department are supplied with
electric annuneiatOrs communicating with
the Stewards department., thus insuFing
immediate atleHtIOn. In reference TO the
main talOOn and its ARRANGEMENTS II is
necessary to state that the cooking galley
is situated imm diately forward Of the
pantry, and connected by . Gliding door
through which the cooked viapds and the
disbeS are Immediately transferred 20 q
large hot table, heated BY steam, on which
the different dishes aTe kept hot, and carv.
ed TO be. served out to the guests, a la
Russe.
In the afterpart G.! the main sal on there
10 q cOmmOdiOus ladies' bOudOir contain.
ing q bathroom supp led with hot and
cold and sea water, and fitted with lounge,
mirror, etc.
Amidships, on the spar deck, there is a
pertectly Iurnleheu 0arber.ehop, 2OXl Ieet,
fitted with all the app iances necessary,
and connected with this there are two
large bathrooms complete In all their az.
pOintments.
The forward iron deck house G n the spar
deck Is an ice.hOuse, 20xi8 feet, divided
into four compartments. One OF these
compartments will be used for an ice.
making machine capable Of producing two
tons per day. The other compartments
will be used for slowing fresh meat and
vegetables. Connected with the same
there will also be butcher shop.
AT ON the main deck Ia a large mail and
specie room lifted with every convenience
for sorting the mails, etc.
Before the contract for mall service be.
tween the United states and Brazil was
executed, his ExcellenCy, the Minister OI
Agriculture, required that the ships COM
posing the line should be OF character u
compare fav0Fably with the ships plying
betW cen kurOpe and Brazil, and In order
that the request Of his Excellency nigh
be complied with the management have
spared neither pains or expense In the
finish Of the ships, and In their equipment
these vessels will perhaps be the most per
feet vessels al0at, and 10 this respe CT ihey
are credit to the inventive talent OF the
country. Everything about them being 0
American manufacture they are really
| model American RteAmshipe.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
CONGRESSIONAL.
House..

WAsmNGToS, April s In the House
favorable vote is proceeding on the
question whether Butler's motion re-
garding the oor.keeper is privileged.
A motion will be made to substitute
Fields for Shields, upon which the first
vote will be taken. There is little doubt
II will result in the election OF Fields.
Immediately after the reading OF the
Journal the House proceeded TO cou-
sideration of The resolution offered last
Friday by Butler, OF Massachusetts,
nominating for Door-keeper of the
House Gen. Jas. shields. A long aud
exciting debate followed, participated
In by Butler, Clymer, Of Penney lvania,
Cox, Of New Jersey, Blackburn, oi
Kentucky, aud Mcmahon, OF Ohio ~
the conclusion of which Clymer, Of
Pennsylvania, put In nomination Chas.
w. Field, OF Georgia; Butler, James
Shields, Of Missouri and Randolph, OF
Tennessee, Trent, Of Tennessee. A vote
being taken resulted as follows: Field
l32, Shields, l0l, Trent s. Chas. w.
Field was thereupon declared elected,
and sworn in, taking the modified
oath.
Clarke, Of Missouri, moved to sns.
pend the rules and pass the bill author.
izing the President to appoint Jsmes
Shields Brig General upon the re-.
tired list of the army, which was
agreed to, yeas 22S, nays 6, the negative
votes being cast by Randolph, of Ten.
nessee, Acklen, Of Louisiana, White
aud Evans, Of PenDsy y,vauia, Joues and
Cox, Of Ohio.
The Post-ofice Appropriation Bill,
apprOpriating S34 100000, was reported
and referred TO Committee Of the
Whole.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

pie Conference indicated Q desire for
good government without destroy ing
The authority Of The Porte. The Gov
ernmsnts preparations were preeau-
lionaFy, not Warllke. He believed he
had grounds for hoping that war
would be averted; II, however, war
should aIise, hs hoped patriotism
would carry the country safely
through II.
The address was sgreed TO vi hout .
disseDslOn.
Mr.. Gathorn Hardy, Secretary for
India, said the people should at be
too hasty in concluding England was
isolated. There we're deep inter esis
involved, and be veniuFed to say Lord
Salisbury's circular would win over
others to England'S views. Il vas i'm.
possible that any English Minister
could ever desire war, but II was right
TO show that England would not allow
herself 10 be trodden upon or dishon-
ored by the greatest Power in the
world.
The debate adjourned till tomorrow
night.
In the House of Commons, Sir Stat.
ford Northcote, proposing the address
thanking the Queen for her proclama-
tiou, said the csiling out Of the re.
serves was not intended to alarm the
country by leading TO the belief that
circumstances were Of great national
peril. They were, however, such as
rendered II necessary 10 put the army
In condition for use without delay.
The tone adopted by the speaker was
studiously moderate. He said he be.
lieved even now Russia, on cAlmer
consideration, would accede 10 Eng
lands view. II, however, England
were denied opportunity of partici.
pating in q general European settle
meni, 1t was the duty OF the Govern
ment to see that The interests OF Eng
land we're unhsrmed.
Mr.. Gladstone said he did not intend
to contest the address by Offering an
amendment, because the vote OF sup.
Elemental estimates would afford a
better opportunity. Iu discussing the
policy Of the Governments armament,
the Chancellor Of the Exchequer failed
10 show the existence Of an emergency
justifying the calling out Of the re-
serves. Mr.. Gladstone urged the &C.
ceptance Of Germany's proposal for a
preliminary conference. Lord Sails
bdry's dispatch stated the case in con.
lentious method that only the mesnesl
attorney would resort to,
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
For the Herald
LINRs

BY THE DEATH OF THR
ONLY SON OF JAMES ". AND \. J.
GKARY.
Where death 10 yOn deserted ground,
Hle garneTed harvest keeps,
Beside small and VeFdant mound,
A lonely mother weeps.
Upoa the ghtteriug turf she sits,
Like one In mOuTnful dreams,
The trusting bird around her fIts,
So motiOnless she seems,
In attitude Of one who's mind
lmplOres q word Of cheer,
Who, even unto the whispering wind,
lnclines an anxious ear.
She sees by more than fancy's light,
The pale, cold face below,
Whose infant roses we're 90 bright,
A few sad days ago.
Meanwhile, beyond the curlained tkieS,
That dear one fnds his rest,
And leans, With lOve-illumed eyes,
Upon an angels breast.
And there angels deck HE brow,
With their Immortal flowers,
And lulllng music whispers low
Through the celestial bowers.
A nursing Of Heaven he lives
In i:s eternal bloom,
But natures holy tie survives
The passage OF the tomb.
NJ, J. B.
Vicksburg. Miss, April I, 1878.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

ASISRo rAper, eighteen years old,
who raped q little girl Eve years old,
near Q0itman recently, was taken out
Of jall by q body Of masked men and
hung. he WAS served right The En-
terprIse Courier has the following
about the cAse:
The lorbeaEance Of the people In this
instance is unusual. They gave the me-
gro q full opportunity to be heard in Q
Court OF justice befOre invoking the aid
Of Judge Lynch in ridding the cOmmu'
nifty Of such g brute in human shape.
II were better In all cases when lynch
Law 10 rosOrted to, that this course
should pursued, as the danger Of pun
ishingi innocent persons will not be SO
great. t
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
Terrible Bzplosion-5tvsTal Persons
Killed.

Boston April 7.-At O'Clock this even.
Ing hity-hOrse power boiler in the engine
room Of the Boston stamping mandatory
OF Levy \ CO., Third street, Cambridge,
exploded. Three pers ms killed-anOther
fatally Injured Six others were more or
less severely wounded. The boiler was
hurled through the brick walls Of the en-.
gine.rOOm and wooden walls OF the build
ing enclosing 1t l3l feet across the canal.
Michael MOreland, the engineer, was
found crushed between the boiler and
granite walls IT the canal. Jas Auglen and
Nathan Burgess. at work In the riveting
room, In Inc with the course Of the boil.
er, were taken from the canal dead and
mangled, having been SWEPT along by the
boiler Ia its terrific flight. Geo. Gerrily
was taken from the ruins Of the engine.
rom fatally injlred The tw0.story
building In which the engh was, was com.
pletely demolished. The main building.
i've stores high ard in which 100 persons
were at wo. K, was cOnsiU erabIy shatter.
ed, and ON the eide nearest the engine.
room every pane g'ass was broken,
Caust OF explosion lnknt wn.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

II 10 rather Q curious coincidence
that there should have been three fa.
mons accidents to thips.of.war in the
British navy through capsiEing, and
that these three accidents should all
have taken place almost on the same
spot-betWeen Portsmouth and the
isle Of Wight. In July, 1874, the Eng.
lish aud French 6eeis fought, Of Ports.
mouth, & drawn battle. The largest
chip in the English armament was the
Mary Rose, vessel oil 600 tons, and
carrying sixty guns, which Sir Ed.
ward Howard declared TO be "Hower
Of ell ships that ever called" She was
manned BY Sir George Carew and q
crew OF 400 men, mostly gentlemen,
Her ports were open for action, aud
her guns run out and loosely secured,
when, 90 she heeled over to 3 sudden
squall, the guns broke loose, and she
capsized and sank almost in.
slanlly, In full sight Of the fight
Ing squAdron. In August, of 1882,
the Royal George, . l00-gun ship,
WAs lAlo olgntly on ner elue al opl.-
head, TO enable the carpenters TO get al
aleak near her keel. About 10 O'Clock
asndden puff Of wind from the north
west threw the vessel over, her port
filled, and in three minutes she wen
down, swallowing up In the vast vortex
she caused q email victualing ship tha
Law beside her. About 800 men WerI
SAVED, bot, as her full complement o
800 men ~as on board and the vease
was crowded with their friends an,
the persons usually found on a ship.ol
war on the eve Of departure for q for
eign station, Il 10 probable that nearly
thousand souls were Loaf And nov
after lapse of ninely-six years, a thir
ship, the Eurydice, has gone down wit
ali on board but two In the same fat
waters, and almost at the same fat
spot.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

THE legal profession is very eKaciing
In Memphis. 1t requires ct least three
months lOuDging about msgistrates'
offices and Police Courts 10 turn 9 man
out 9 fnll.nedged attorney Of the shys.
ter speeiea-[ Memphis Appeal.
In this city, some OF the drag.net
species Of lawyers have not met with
their accustomed success since our cruel
Judge sat down on the professional
iuEyman.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

WE published q notice a few days
since, wherein on, X. r. Cutter figured
prominently as 9 systematic "dead
beat.D From Q private letter from
Vicksburg, we see that he has been
nlaving the same tricks over there. He
registered ct the Washington Hotel
snd left without paying his bill. He,
AZ 4 general thing, passes himself Of
sa a drummer for 9 drug house, and
hotel proprietors would do well TO
Teen 4 lookout for him. Jackson
Times.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

srAELlY's explorations in Africa are
already bearing good fruit The United
States Consul ct Gaboou, reports that
through information gained from them,
English missionaries are about estab.
Iishing q station at the rapids on the
Congo river.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

We hope that the present Legi'lA'
turs will Be reelected two years hence.
We are ,diraId the State couldn't stand
smother raw set diStlndsd, % It were,
with crude talent. Experience teaches
= dear school, and 90 forth.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
Runaia and Aus,ria 1sctursa.

LONDON, April S.-The Nord Deuiche
u :itung, hitherto consistently pro.Rus.
sian, lectures both Russia and Austria
sharply for not concerting an agree-
ment about peace while the war con.
tinued. II says though the Powers arc
agreed in principle, Russia has fetlered
herself by the treaty of San Siefano, in
stead OF informing herself beforehand
OF the various views which would be
taken Of the questions raised by H.,
while England and Austria have ren.
dered the position still more difficult
BY putting forward solemn National
protests, instead OF formulation OF
their conditions and reservation before
the fall OF Plevua. Neverth, less, tue
Nord Deutche z ituug hopes, in view
Of the general desire for peace, an un-
derstanding will be reached. This ar.
ticle caused sudden cessation OF war.
like utterances BY the Austrian semi.
official press.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

THz long, continued, gentle rain Of
yesterday was just the thing needed BY
The cotton planters. From present In
dicalions It 70 fair to estimate that the
crop Of this year will reach somewhere
very near 100000 bales.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
Et Is Fact

That DooLEY's YEAST POWDER will 20
further in use in the kitchen, and the
results will be more satisfactory in the
production OF elegant, light rolls, bic.
cutie, cake, etc, than II any other bAk-
ing powder is used. Try il. Sold by
grocers.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

sAM Cox wanted 10 know Of Ben'
Batter, the other day, why the Repub-
lisan party had not given Gen. Shields
an ONCE, when they had the unque''
toned control Of ninety thousand Of
than
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TIE jackson Times has heard Il ru-
mOFsd that forty miles IN hour mail
train was soon to be placed on the New
Orleans, 81. Louis and Chicago Rail-
road.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Tn nsw Blns Book shows that the
Unilsd States Government employs
Is so civil officials.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TEE Republican National Committee
have had . meeting end resolved to
make 9 desperate struggle TO carry the
next Congress.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
PaIntabIe and DIResaIhle.

If you desire your food to be enjoy
able and digestible, use DR.. Price's
Cream Baking Powder, which is no.
only free from sdulieration, but whole.
some. The educated chemists and phys
sicians Of this country use DR.. - -
Cream Baking Powder in /, ,t6N |
families. I
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Iris estimated that the bell punch
would yield 8 revenue Of 100000
annually In st. LODis.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

TIE New York Times says Polk i'
marching Afler FilEhugh.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12
Interesting Letter from DP. a..
Ks MarBhn1l.

STOCKING THE sUNFLowER WITH sRAD
AND SALMON THE GOVERNMENT
WILL FURNISH THE FI,H OR SPAWN
AGRASD OPPoRTuEITY FOR A GREAT
WORK.
Vicksburg weekly herald., 1878-04-12

Tuesday Morning. April 0.
Daily globe., 1878-09-15
just Like a Man,

Yaom the Boston BalIet&n.
Now, Leander, my dear, I want YOU
to be sure and not forget to bring these
few things when youeome down to night,,'
said the young wife, before the kiss and
"good-bye" at the summer hotel, in the
morning, as the gentlemen were starting
for the city"
"Cestainly not, my love"
And this is the way the bill ran:
1.-Two yards of blue barege.
2.-1hree yards of Hamburg edgings.
3.-My new braid from the hair store.
4. Halt dollars worth Of Nainsook
5.-Box pearl powder from my upper
drawer.
-"Modern Minister" from Loring's
Library.
Arriving in town, he forgot all about
the list till late in the afternoon. and then
could't find it in any of his pockets; but
hadn't he read it over; and didn't he re-
collect it all? Of course he did, and this
is what he brought home to his expect
ant wife:
1.-Two heads of blue cabbage
2.--Three yards of handsome netting
(mosq uite)
3.-Some blue braid.
4.-Half dollars worth of canned soup.
5.-Box seidlitz powders and pair of
beavers.
6.-Lorin said he hadn't got any such
Daily globe., 1878-09-15
How the Tyrolese Love and Fight.

There is pretty Alpine hut inhabited
in the summer by the object Of his affec-
tions. That solitary life is one that could
only be made endurable by habit iron
nerves, and absolute Indifference to dan
ger. The girl lives alone among her cat
tie. She seldom sees living soul, ex-
cept her fellow servant who brings her
the fortnightly supplies, or some surIy
keeper who is sure to suspect her Of be-
ing in league with his enemies the poach-
ers. "She has to tackle the vicious bull
ingle-handed; she has to tame the COW
no longer the docile creature that would
come when she called her name, since her
calf has been taken away from her" She
has to protect herself and her frail habit
alton and her charges against snow
storms, thunder-storms, hurricanes and
swollen torrents. One can fancy how So
looks forward to a pleasant visit of any
kind, above all to the visit of a lover.
Yet II is significant of Tyrolese self-re-
stralnt under any circumstances that the
par to all appearances are absolutely un-
demonstrative, unless for what NAV be
read III their eyes. She does not even
offer her admlrer her hand, nor does he
seem to expect it. Yet should there be
rival suitors, and if the young woman is
fi'rt, it will be seen that his feelings are
the tiercer for being suppressed and af-
fairs are unlikely to be settled without
bloodshed.
The very indoor amusements of the
Iyrolese are rough and even savage,
though they seldom bear malice for any
thing that may happen. A writer and
traveller tells Of friendly struggle in an
lnn-parlor, where couple of companions
at drinking bout interlocked the middle
finger of their right hand,g resting the
elbows on the table, and struggled to
drag each other over. A muscle gave way
under the strain and one of them was
hopelessly manned for life; yet, when the
first sharp burst Of pain was deadeped
and the finger was dressed, the sufferer
gave his hand to the winner; and they
ended the evening amicably as they had
began it. So at the rifle matches. thew
show the same inhexible frmness Of
nerve and body. We took friend to
one OF them who was inclined to depre-
ciate these performances. The cynically
disposed spectator changed his opinion
altogether when he saw the marksmen at
work. He remarked afterwards that.
"had ne not seen it with his own eyes he
never would have believed that human
muscle and nerves could remain SO rigid
and apparently motionless." And the
shooting is the more admired that the
weapons are clumsy and antiquated. The
usual range is $50 yards, and he has
counted five consecutive shots in which
tive marksmen, taken at haphazard, fir
ing one after the other, hit each mark
the size of a sixpence." Such feats are
the more astonishing if we consider that
the marksman has no rest either for his
body or the unwieldy :ife
Daily globe., 1878-09-15
Nanle1ess.

The summer sun is on the trses
And n path is shady;
You sit within the porch to read,
A very dainty lady.
Aud is't a poem mafes you grave,
Or Just an old love-story
OF maiden bright, and valiant knight
VINO rides away to glory?
know the kind of story we'll:
rhe maiden's hair is golden,
The knight wears armor as they did
In DAYS we now call olden.
They make their vows by moonlight, dea
In language rather stilted,
And then she pines alone for months,
And wonders if she's Tilted.
But he comes gaily back, to find
She is of maids the truest,
And lovlier far than maidens are
With even eyes the bluest-
Notlovler, sweet, than you to-day,
With sunshine on your bower,
A !eafy nook, in which you look
The very falrest flower.
Would might read the story, too,
And chat with you about it;
Perhaps it's just as well | can't
Indeed, do not doubt it,
a pretty picture, dear, you make,
And in my heart III frame it;
i do not know what your cal'ed
And so ! cannot name
Daily globe., 1878-09-15

bright as new. and while she was still
fresh boy came wading In and pulled
her from the mother roof. A little sorry
she felt, but no regret. She was going
now to fulfill her mission, to delight
some human eye. It was for this her
beauty had been given. So she rejoiced
as she went into the casket with her
mates, and rejoiced still more as she was
placed in a glass dish by sick girls
pillow. She spread her leaves, and look
ed her purest, and smiled her sweetest.
and when at night the poor girl closed
her eyes on earth to open them in heaven
the beautiful lily went with her in men,
ory, so sharing her Immortality.
Daily globe., 1878-09-15

Oh, how my heart ached! How sorry
was for quarreling with my dear, good,
splendid Anthony! The first thing this
morning, my birthday morning-last year
l was scarcely through my breakfast
set of pearls-he will get my cruel letter,
beg him to forgive me, he will have start
ed for that dreadful place away off good
ness knows where.
"What possessed me- said to myself,
wringing my hands in despair, ''Silly,
wicked little thing that l am, to break
my own heart and wound him so deeply?
He loves me- I know he loves me dearly,
and he never, never, nerer would have
| flirted had not set him the example,"
| and hcaved deep sigh, which was i'm
mediately echoed behind me, and turning
saw Nellie laying the table for dinner,
with most woe-begone expression on
her round rosy face; and as l turned
toward her, two frightened insploring gray
eyes met mine. For moment [ forgot
| my own trouble.
"Why, Nellie, what is the matter with
you!" I asked.
"Oh dear! oh dear how can I tell yous
And out Of this house must go as soon
as you know. And love your ma, and 1
| almost love your pa, snd adore the rest
of you. Oh! oh !ohm bursting into sobs
and tears.
TAKE down your apron this minute"
said firmly, 'and tell me what you have
been doing THIS time"
"Well, miss" said Nellie, giving
greet gulp, and coming and standing be-
fore me, "you know, miss, last evening
l went to the village, and it was an ele-
giant moonlight night, miss; and, oh!
miss, s,"-twining and untwining her fin
gers nervously-'sI can't bear to 60 out
into the cold and heartless world What
shall do? what shall do?n
$50 on,' said I.
"And | got my paper-the Weedty
Roarer Aois, you know, where they're
printing The Vow Of the Glass Fiend;
or, the Glittering, Cleaning Girandole.'
And, oh miss what shall | do?"
go on" said I.
And opened the paper in the store
just to see how Stephanyer Alveretter gor
out of the enchanted cave, and | came
out into the road a-reading it. Oh! miss,
IL . Ll''St dWIut lutctCStluS. hnu nellie,
completely carried away by her subject,
unclasped her hands, and continued in
as base voice as she could assume, The
dragon belched forth streams OF fire.
And then suddenly changing to nigh,
shrill tone, Rudolfer sprang between
her and the monster-r-r. Saved, saved,
saved she cried,n cried Nellie, at the
top of her voice, entirely lost to every
thing but the most awful interesting
story"
"Good heavens! Nell,'' said I, you'll
have ma tumbling down stairs, thinking
its tramps. Forget the GLASS Fiend,' or
whatever it is, for few moments and
finish your own story"
The frightened look came back into
Nell's face. well MISS" she said
slowly, 81 got my paper, and Oh. miss
go on!" said I, stsmping my foot.
had made up my mind never to stamp
my foot again, but the girl was so pro-
voking.
'And, mis-" with desperate calmne ,s
az forgot to post yoar letter."
flung my arms around her and gave
her a hug and a kiss, promised her a
whole years subscription to the village
circulating library, and left her with
round eyes and mouth wide open in
wonder, while I flew to the door 70
answer the ring Of
, Barbara Dorling," said he.
ga nthonv Ditto y said T