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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31

Mount Etna ID now In eruption for the
seventy-ninth time in history Etna has
been one Of the most regular Of volcanoes In
its eruptions, having never been silent for
any long period OF time like its neighbor,
vesuvius. The latter has been known to re-
main quieseent for over a century and then
burst forth in one of It's widest eruptions.
Etna. ON the other hand, has never remained
silent over fifty years. AS consequence
people living in its neighborhood are always
prepared for an eruption, and therefore such
catastrophes as befell Pompei and Her
culaneum are rarer here than In Italy. There
have been periods, however, when Etna has
proved itself more than dangerous. In 1859
Catania was destroyed and $1,000 Of its In
habitants persisted; in 1927 two villages near
the mountain with many inhabitants were
destroyed; in 1864 and 1878, also, neighboring
villages were destroyed and lives lost. Since
1878, however, although the volcano has
more than once broken out, no persons have
lost their lives thereby. The last great erup-
ton Of Etna took place In 1862. Since that
time the volcano has been quiet, save occa-
sional outbursts Of smoke
The present eruption is declared to be more
threatening than any previous one. Although
it is but short time since the first intima-
tons Of al eruption were given, the lava is
already pouring down the mountain side in
rivers. and the ashes from the crater are fall
ing far across the Straits of Messina, In Italy.
The situation at Messna and neighboring
cities is said to be decidedly panicky. The
heavens are obscured with smoke, the streets
covered with ashes, and the inhabitants are
50 alarmed at the prospect that business is
seriously interfered with.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31
NEW ORLEANS. MAY 30. 1870.

The Constitutional Convention was engaged
Yesterday in the further consideration Of the
report Of the Committee on the Executive
Department. Three additional articles were
adopted. motion to reconsider the vote by
which the Office Of Superintendent Of Public
Education was abolished was pending when
the Convention adjourned as a mark OF re-
spect for Federal memorial day.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31

The startling announcement IL made that
Secretary Evarts is only waiting for the
Sherman movement to subsde when he will
announce himself candidate for the Presi-
deney. One letter from Evarts throws q chill
over the whole country. Ii he enters the
presidential race a series may be expected
From this af1lietion there seems TO be no es-
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31

is safe to say that If this law is executed. the
State of Michigan will not be a favorite sum-
mer resort for the gentry who carry the
/ hannprn
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-31
BODLEY BROTHERS

Have the most complete stock of Cane Wagons
Wheels, Cotton Wagons. Bagasse Carts. Farm
CARTS, Rice Carts Small Carts Of every size. four
for delivering goods, spokes. Felioes, Shafts
Hounds. Wagon Material. Axle Grease. Oart
Boxes, etc. We especially call attention to our
full-sized swedged and hardened Axles, Chilled
Boxes and extra ironing OF all our Carts and
Wagons. Manufactured La our own factories al
wheeling, w. Va. from the best material and By
skilled mechanics. Wa can give q reliable
guarantee meet any competition and supply
he largest demand.
DepOt-lz7 ana Iz9 Common street.
my2 2dp9m
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
For the Girls.

This item, which we take from an
exchange, is for the girls: ':The
blooming and beautiful young lady,
rose. checked and brighl-cycd, who
can darn q stocking, mend her own
dresses, command regiment of pots
and kettles, feed the pigs, milk the
COWS, and be u lady all at the same
time, is the girl that sensible Young
men are in quest of fora wife. But
you pining, wasp-waistcd, tloll-drcss-
ed, consumption- mortgaged, music
numbering, novel-devouring daught-
ers of fashion and illcncss, YOU are
no more fit for matrimony than pull
let to look after brood Of fourteen
chickens. The truth is, my dear
girls, you want less. Of restraint and
more liberty of action; more kitchen
and less parlor; more exercise and
less sofa; mere pudding and less
piano; more frankness and less morl,
modestY. Loose your corsets and
breathe the pure atmosphere, and be-
come something IS good and bcauti.
full as nature designed" - ii,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
Not Generally Known.

1t has long been the boast OF Bri-
tons that the sun never sets OH the
British empire. 1t may be news to
many OF our readers that the same
boast applies with equal force TO the
United States. When the sun is Civ
lug its good night kiss to our westcr-
most isle, on the confines Of Beh-
rings Sea. it is. already flooding the
fields and forest OF, Maine with its
morning light, and in the eastern
part of that State is more than an
hour high. , AT the very moment
when the Alcutian fisherman, warned
by the approaching shades of night,
is pulling his canoe toward the shore,
the wood chopper of Maine is begin
ming TO make the forest echo with
the music OF his axe. From the far,
thcst eastern point Of ouf country, at
PASSPORT, Me-, 10 the farthcst of the
Alcutian Islands-acluircd by our
purchase of Alask,l-lhc tdistancc is
one hundred and nincLy-sevcn de.
grecs of longitude, or seven degrees
of longitude, or seventeen degrees
more than half way around the
globe.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
Indians.

An illustration Of the facility with
which the Indians are tlefrauded and
the Government is made responsible
for their loses, is found in the case of
some of the Pottawatamcs, lately in
Washington. Under the prctencc
that certain members of the tribe,
who were fugitivcs in Mexico, were
dead, spectators represented them
selves rs their administrators, and
secured their lands and shares of
trust funds, amounting to 5000 al
together. A small moiety of this
was recovered, but the Government
must make good the remainder, the
vcritable and living Indians having
returned to claim it.. Another spec
ulator takes several Of the claimants
in charge, and, appearing in Wash.
ington, makes application for their
dividends.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
Freedman's Saving Bank.

The experts employed in cNamin-
ing the books and accounts of the
Freedman's Bank are massing some
evidence Of the irregular manner in
which the business was transacted
and the deposits accounted for.
They have discovered leaves cut from
the original lcdgers, leaves without
numbers pasted together and bal
ances not brought forward. Omis-
sions occur to every book found. In
deposit ledger ga" balanced foot up,
with amount due depositors, aggre-
gnting 100000. Whether these have
been transferred or finally settled it
is impossible TO tell, there being no
indexes TO the ledger, these being
torn ont and destroyed. Unfortunatc-
ly the statute Of Limitation will pre-
vent prosecution Of the persons re-
spnnsible for this n!ismanagcment of
the affairs Of the bank, but the dcpos-
itors urge that it will be some salts
faction to know who the rascaIs are.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

offers, no candidate for literary hon
ors presented himself. Seeing that
the discussion was ended, tho fol mer
arose, and closed tile convention with
the following remarks:
81 have. been very much gratilled
to sec such n ready response to the
call l have made upon this conven-
ton, but at the same time am ex-
tremely bewiltlerel. My intentions
were to furnish the means Of instruc
Ting and pleasing everybody, but to-
day have learned that that is i'm
possible. The poet, the philosopher,
tile cynic, the novelist, politician,
pleasure-seoker, tic cosmopolite--
how can their opposing tastes be rec
Oncilcd2 How can satisfaction be
guaranteed to all these different
minds in the compass Of a single
newspaper | despair of a compro-
mise, and will consl,lcr the subject
carefully for some time longer ere
take any further decisive steps toward
the publication of""The Cons,ellu-
tion."
And the hewildcred phiIanthropist
while endeavoring enlighten others,
received a lesson himself, and dlscov-
cred for the first time that unless you
consent to do it in their own elected
way, some people. absolutely refuse
to be enlightened. MIGNoN ETA.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
Adultery.

We saw last week in the courthouse
white woman with her three mulat-
to children. She was arrested for
adultery with negro, under The re-
cent law. We mention tho fact TO
ask Il adultery is :ny worse 5e:Teen
a negro man and white woman than
between n white man and negro wo-
man9 Is the law any rcspecter of
persons and colors? Is the law 10 be
impartially administered and all mis-
crcants punished? If so, it is we'll.
If not VIC cannot nee the virtue of
hunting up few isolated cases OF in
dividual crime, isolated in being
brought under the law, but not at all
so in its criminal existence. Take
them all up or let that poor creature
out of the Jail and repeal the law
Kiagstree Star.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
New! One

"Psllaw,"2 said Czardinc, as as he
seated himselfin tile Democrat sanc4
tum, "the snake stories that are are. GO,
ing about arc all too thin. Why just
look here. Last spring went out into
the woods. took along an ulnbrel-
ler, which | laid dawn onto some
rocks. Well, sir, about an hour af-
terwarls I went TO get my umbreller
rs it had begun to rain little. /
took hold Of the handle, and as
gave it a shove something begun 10
tear, ar; as the umbrellcr flew open
live black snake fell to the ground
split in two from its head 10 its tail.
The confounded crittcr had actually
swallowed my umbreller, anu never
noticed it until showed up the dumb
thing and split the cuss open from
stem TO stern.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

merely because the error keeps iii
vogue an old rule taken from q Ian
guage governed by different scientific
principles, and which contradicls the
very senses Of tic stndcntY
"lIc has been there three tines"
What is difficult about this? "Times
is d noun without any governing
word.' But beg pnrdon=-'stimes"
is not noun in this sentence. He
has been there chcn, frequently, first,
last, seldom, qualify "has been;"
''lllrce times" is used in like manner,
and words used alike should be
parsed alike.
In the 3rd example "worth" is q
proposition (reluttye would be much
more suggestive. and proper term)
and governs shilling so in like man
ner in the 4Lh, "wortli'' governs
shin" and "connec.ions," and in The
sentence in your last issue "wortl'
governs dollar. rl,s sA.
In the 1st and 2nd examples from
Mr.. Kirliham, HThe wall is three feet
hgh," and t'His son isa eight gears
old," "highi' is an. AFFECTIVE {descrip.
tive Is much betterterm) and de-
scribes the wall and '.three feet" help
'shigh" describe the wall, and there
lore are helping OF auxiliary descrip-9
tives. And in the second, sold" is a
descriptive and "eight years. helping
descriplives. Is not this easy enough
for any: child ofordnary capacity?
''The difficulties that belong to the
subject (grnmmar) have been increas-
ed by the use Of terms merely tech
nical in designating the parts Of
speech. - Webster's Grammar, page
3. "Attri6ute is word better under-
stood than adjective; though it'were
to be wished we could find q more
familiar term for that class OF words"
Ibid. aWhat could be better than
"Descriptive" when we consider tho
use of that class of words in our lam
guag6! .Lil @li ~ zs.2i'I1i TaDG
+ Lam indebted for what may
know of English Grammar and for
the ideas and views above expressed
to a grammar written by Prof T. G.7
Morris, and which dcservesto to take
the place of allother English Gnarsa.S
mars. ,uaifi1sG'a i0e,ti is3l3 IL, ,lAhisS.,,ii
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
Sudden Death.

Miss Marie T., Whaley, the eldest
daughter of. Maj. Il. b.. Whaley, a
prominent lawyer OF Orangcburg,
died very suddenly last Wednesday
afternoon, at the residence Of Mrs.
l.. Alison's. Miss Whalcy came to
Aiken early In tho summer for the
benefit Of her health, and her friends
supposed she was improving, but in
this they were mistaken. While
walking ont in the garden she was
taken with violent hummorrhaga
and in less than fifteen minutes the
spirit of this lovely young lady had
taken it's flight to the land beyond
the skies.
just in the full flush of happy wo-
manhood, her death is clothed with
something more than COMMON sorrow.
Words cannot express the loss aus
taincd Ivy her gricr-slricken father
and brothers, whose chief consolation
will be a hallowcd remembrance of
her pure womanly character while on
earth and happy reunion bcyon j
the grave.
"rhc good die first. Int they whose
hearts are dry rs summers dust,
burn to the socket Aiken Joarnul-
Rcvic,y.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
A Fatal Froiic.

Three Young fades who were pas
sengcrs on the steamer Danube dur
ing recent trip TO Shreveport, La,
landed at Mintlcn while tic boat was
wooding. In n spirit Of gaycty they
got into an OK cart :or ride. The
oxen ran Off, upsctting the wagon.
Misses Carrie Brewer and Matte
Joyce were manned for life. Miss
Van Bokcrn, the other lady, was the
only one who escaped apparently un-
injured, but the shock to her nerves
was SO great that she was taken i'll
and her illness terminated in death.
She was an orphan, her mother dy-
ing but recently. Leaving home,
and i'll few weeks dying among
comparative strangers with not one
of her few relatives near to receive
the last farewell on earth, is peculiar
~ sad, even hcart-rcnding.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

DIVINE service in the English par
isll church of Chatteris was strangely
interrupted fortnight ago, A boy
who was snaring birds in garden
near by saw a cat. rpp up tree with
n young rabbit in his mouth. Ilav-
ing n loaded gun, the lad on The i'm
pulse Of the moment fired at the cat,
in n straight direction for the chance |
of the church. He missed his aim,
but not the church window, for up
ward of twenty shot penetrated as
many pancs of glass and alarmed
the worshippers. Fortunately, no
one was sitting in the cliancel. The
vicar stopped the service, sent for
The police, and scoldcd the offender.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

a darkey was once attempting TO
steal goose, hut dog raised an OBJ
lection, and Sambo retired. The
next night during thunder shower
he attempted it agair, and just as ho
was on the point of getting away
with his fowl: tue lightning struck
close by and the noise nearly fright
cned the poor fellow to death. Drop
ping the goose, he started away NUT
tering, "Peers to me dar's heep of
fuss made bout common goose"
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

They will have 10 search Grant
when he arrives at San francisco to
see if he lsas any cholera germs Sc
cretea about his person. That terri
bic scourge is raging. in 5apan. Let
Ulysses be well guaranteed and disin-
fectcd.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
How, Now e?

The mild form of bulldozing which
prevails in the New England States
is as dangerous TO the freedom OF the
ballot and to Republican institutions
rs the more violent form which is
charged upon the South. The Wal.
lace Congressional Committee, at
present engaged in taking testimony
in Massachusetts, has had many wit
ncsscs before them who testified that
they were discharged because they
refused to vote in accordance with
the wishes OF their employers. 1t ie
apparent to every thinking man that
unless men are allowed TO vote rs
they wish the day is not far distant
when Republican government in this
country will be declared failure.
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12

The exodus in Texas is assuming
queer phase. Near Galveston the
negroes, having become dissatisfied
with their condition, had determined
to emigratc. The white people APP
proved the decision Of the colored
brethren, and formed committee on
emigration to raise money to send
the negroes North, and soon steps
will be taken to bring in white men
TO replace the blacks,
The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-09-12
EDUCATIONAL COLUMN.

All comr1uniCatfofs fffcf5cd FOR this column
should be addressed to j. Is. ON. Holloway
Esq, who has klrdly consented 10 edit it,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

Hon JOHN WELSH, who has resigned the
English Mission, Is probably one of the fttest
men, for a time when doubled-face dill lo-
macy is not needed. that has ever represented
our Government there. Mr.. We lsh is gen
tleman in every sense of the word. He pos
sesses ample wealth, is well educated, a
merchant of extensive experience, a thor
ough Christian, a philanthropist and what
is always acceptable in England, de-
wont member Of the Episcopal Church. The
country has been too often misrepresented by
men whose only claim to social distinction
was their commissions; but Mr.. Welsh is none
Of that stripe. No man has ever done more
credit to the Mission, and yet over no other
man was ever such a hue and cry of inexperi
ence and unftness set up. We need a few
more just of the same sort.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

SAYS the Leader: Mi Dorsey, a wood
chopper at Secret Canyon, met with singu-
lar accident yesterday. While returning
h"meward down the mountain side he fell,
and rolling over low bluff of rocks, struck
about half an inch of his tongue, he having
neglected to remove that useful member from
between his teeth. The wound is very
painful one, and Mr.. Dorsey has been com
PEELED to adopt fluid diet until healing time
and treatment restores that member 10 its
former usefulness
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

ELKo is excited over her dry ditch, known
as Benson's Water works. They are com
PEELED to pack their supply from the liver and
thus get daily supply of soa? suds from the
Chinese washing platforms. Serves them
right. No town shonld be at the mercy OF
an individual, and if Exc had given Benson
Bro. McCuilochs pulpit at $40 q month,
Elko would have water to-day
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

THE orators over IN California seem to
have hestancy toward walking up to Cor
hams anti-railroad speech, and punching it
in the ribs, hut they are not afraid to CIV
the author numerous side wnders LEADER
GEORGE c. GoRHAM's Union Hall speech i
simply unanswerable, and we nave no idea
that the railroad men can lie up sophistrivs
enough to smother it. 1t is canning array
of stubborn facts that Can rot be blown away
by pOp-gun orators
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

FRED HART is disposed to be funny at the
expense of Carson. Well bet cigar there
mouth when he wrote: THE Carson Mint re
sumed coinage yesterday. The people of Car
son have been out of employment since the
Mint suspended operations. and the Stock Re
port is pleased to note that the population Of
that pleasant little village are ahont to obtaih
employment that will enable them to keep
the wolf from the door till the next Nevada
Legislature meets |"
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07
MISCELLANEOUS,

Returns from the Kentucky elections show
great falling off in the Democratic vote and an
increased Republican vote.
A man in Allenstown, PENNSYLVANIA, has
1000 parrots He is doubtless practicing foa
IA term in Congress. man who can tolerate
1000 parrots can never be talked to death.
The Marysville City Council, by Il unani-
nous vote, decided to commence injunction
suits against the hydraulic miners upon the
headwaters and tributaries of the Yuba river
The reception of Perkins and party at Mer
ced on Monday was perfect ovation. The
meeting held there was large and enthusiastic.
and the Republicans are stronger than ever
before.
The negro, John Williams, charged with
the assault upon the girls, Cora Hezlep and
Ida Dunn, some time since, was examined ut
Wheatland on Tuesday, but nothing impor.
tant has been developed yet.
On Sunday morning the house occupied by
Dennis Ryan in San Francisco was blown up
by giant powder. The whole front was blown
off, but the room in which the occupants slept
was uniniured. The object OF the perpetra-
tors is unknown.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

COMPoUNDING FELONY. "A man well known
around Elko-Stll Hulngs-was accused a
week ago by one j. W. Cakes of Visllia, Cal. +,
ofstealing IL lot of horses. HuIjngs was ar
rested and there seemed no doubt about his
guilt, but the case compromised and
Cakes skipped the camp. This compromise
business has become SO common throughout
the country, that conviction for felony is
almost impossible.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

Gas FAR as the Republican party is con
oernel, tins South for all practical purposes,
the Lynchbur N3g03 declares, is ont Of the
count. The r ,dlctl purity can never hope To
carry another ) puthern State, no alter who
nay b. the ctndlltte. The day for the power
of the Republican party i'll the South has
past
And whyl When the Republican party
held full power, and the neck of the Southern
leaders were in the halter, and every moth
er's son of them disfranchised dld the Repub-
lican party crush them or deny them any
right or show them anything but the openest
forgivenessl The fault Of the Republican
party lay simply in this, that it warmed the
torpid viper to life to BE- stung in return. And
now that the resuscitated thing is able To
crawl and hiss it claims as its own province
the hearth on which it was kindly warmed
The South means Democracy, aud Democracy
is simply the South, and Mr. Hayes blind pol
icy has undone the work of years, and set the
sun back Oh the political gnomon, and made
tho work Of reconstruction only the longer and
more difficult
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

JUHKETING PARTY-Ntthan Niles, Gov
eminent Director of the Union Pacific Rail.
road, with a party Of six relatives or friends,
passed through last evening in the Director s
car of that road. -!Sitcer State.
It must be jolly to be a relative Of a rail-
road magnate on paying road, but how the
starved corporation of the G. P. can stand
such extravaganza, is something we can't
q ute comprehend.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

MAMMOTH GUY Hsrald published by
Bogart & Barnes, has been received, r. D.
Bogart, lately of the Stock Report, has united
his interests with Mr. Barnes, and the result
is well printed and well edited Journal a
crisp, newsy sheet.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

Our greatest glory is not in never falling
but in rising every time we fall.-Confucius.
DoN'r spread yourself too much, young
man. You have no idea how extremely thin
you may be.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07

NEW ship canal is to be run from Cedar
Florida, thus creating a new island, and
shortening the route from New Orleans to
New York, l 900 miles.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1879-08-07
TAX MOTTO

OPYlCr COUNTY Assessor,
Dan Ri County,. NEVADA,
CARSON CITY, Jliy %, 1879.
Notice is he, by civ that ave this day received the
Ass Roll of the Tax - leviel he coed,
mines and mineral bearn ailys of Orm by County for
the quarter ending jun 3D. 1879 that The thereon
dne an tyabe and tn the avg with regard
their collect IA will be strictly enor ed
H II BE nee, County Assessor