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Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-09
CALIFORNIA CONSTITUTION,

The Farmers Out-Vote the Cities, and the
New Instrument Adopted by Nearly
10000 Majority.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 8.-The returns of the
election, as far as the count has progressed, are
complete surprise. The city, instead of CIV
ing 10000 or Whereabouts against the constitu-
ton, gives majority Of less than 2,000 with
the returns nearly complete. Returns from the
country are incomplete, but indicate that
while Alameda, Santa Clara, Sacramento and
most of the mining counties have gone against
it, nearly all the other counties are heavily for
it. AS far as heard from the city and State
now stand $500 in favor of adoption, with a
chance of the majority being increased. Dis
turbances we're feared in the city early in the
evening, but soon quoted down, merely few
fights occurring. The workingmen are jubilant
over what they called their own particular vic
tory.
ADOPTION CONFIRMED.
SAN Francisco, May S.-Official returns of
the vote in the city yesterday give majority
against the new constitution of 1875. Returns
from the interior indicate the instrument is
adopted by majority of from {, 600 to II, 0OO.
The farmers seem to have voted solidly for it..
! The result has caused much bitterness of feel
| ing in business circles where it is looked upon
| to considerable extent attack upon city
| interests by the interior. There is evident,
however, determination to make the best of
what is believed to be an unfortunate issue of
an important question The press of the city
| counsel quiet acquiescence in the inevitable,
| and sustained endeavor to ward off any i'll
effects expected to follow so radical change in
the organic law, by careful choice of officers
and a prudent, and conservative construction
of it's provisions.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-09
TRAITOR OFFICIALS.

LONDON, May 8.-A Berlin dispatch states a
nihilist printing press has been discovered at
the Office of the minister of public commune
cations in st. Petersburg. Egat officials have
boor, arracfod
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-09
FIRE FLIES.
Annual Report of Chief Engineer Strong,
of the Fire Departmental Good Show

Annual Report of Chief Engineer Strong,
of the Fire Departmental Good Show
Ing.
Chief r. 0. Strong, Of the fire department,
submitted his annual report to the council
yesterday. From it the following interesting
facts and figures are taken:
The chief reports the present valuation of
property at $75,281.24. Following is report
on the condition of the horses, and the amount
of hose, 6,805 feet, on hand. He suggests that
portion of the old hose be replaced by new
white anchor hose.
FIRES.
Under this head eighty weight fire alarms are
reported for the year, an increase of thirteen
over the last report. Oe this number sixty
nine have been actual fires, ten chimneys and
nine false alarms.
The property loss occasioned by these fires is
given in the following exhibits
Total loss of property ............ $84 500 is
Insurance paid OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 69357 20
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-09
ELEVATOR HORRORS.
CHICAGO IND LOUISVILLE THE
SCENES OF THE TRAGEDIES.

A Lady Guest in the Former City and a
Servant In the Latter the victims--A
Terrible Fall of Eighty Feet--The Fire
Records of the Day--Suicide Mania at
inaI Notes.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

don't know it, and don't believe any
ono can buy any of the Company's
stock now at any price. l haven't the
will be given me so carry out this ex-
pertinent of lighting Metuchen. 1 tell
you what it is" he continued, in a more
animated tone, "when man finds a
system of lighting that costs, taking
the figures of gas, 1874 cents thousand
feet, it isn't necessary for him to bother
about what people think if he satisfied
in his own mind that he is right. The
great trouble with electric lightning has
been on account of the failure of the
voltaic arc to produce any good results,
and consequently the whole thing has
fallsn out of popular favor. The fact
is that the same laws which govern the
distribution of ordinary Illuminating
gas govern the distribution of the cleo
trio current in the form of light The
two lights are produced by incandss-
cence, particles of carbon being pres
emit in gas and platinum in the electric
lamp. But the electric light by incan-
descence has an advantage entirely un
known in lighting by gas. This is the
almost utter absence of heat rays. The
amount of heat in the flame from a gas
jet is fifteen times greater than in the
electric lamp. As consequence
the vast amount of energy
required to produce the heat
of a gas fame is utilized in the electric
lamp to produce light. Besides this,
the gas furnished in cities is not rich in
carbon, and, while it gives larger flame,
it throws out little light. just fancy
the two sides of fish-tail flame give
out light equal to eight candles, while
the two edges give light of seven can
dies That is disproportion which
shows there should be some concentra-
ton of light. Yet this can not be effect
ed in gas light. ! attain this object in
my lamp. The burner is only 3-16 of
an inch in height, and the light is about
the same dimensions; yet the illuminat-
ing power is greater than that of the or
binary gas fame.'
Have you any idea what it will cost
to lay q conductor from Menlo Park to
Metuchenp"
"No; have not yet made calcula-
tons with regard to that; but in laying
such q conductor the expense will not
ne SO great that the profits will not am
ply pay for the mouey invested. The
CONDUCTOR will be composed of bundles
If wires and the current will be distrib
uted exactly. like gas. Twill get six
sas- jets per horse-power--and,r emem-
Der this, at q cost equal to Is cents per
1,OO0 feet of gas. There is no compari
son at all to be made between gas and
the electric Light
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
Opium Smoking.

Opium smoking in this State and on
this coast is on the increase, 1t is weak
ening, demoralizing, vicious in its ten
denotes. 1t has a power over the mind
stronger than whisky It is running
many, if not in one shape, then in an
other. Chinese opium dens are not on
the increase, but the druggists sale of
the deadly drug is. Day by day it is be-
coming more and more an article Of
purchase, and many women seem to be
using it to an alarming extent. There
is not paper on the, coast that is not
discussing the ban eful practice, and not
q day that some reference to its work is
not to be found in coast exchange. If
the danger were only from the Chinese
dens, then the remedy might not be go
difficult. But men and women of good
families do not want to sink SO low as
to be found in one of these vile rooms
when they can enjoy the drug in some
other shape at home. The real danger
is in the druggists shops, where vati-
Gus preparations of opium can be had
by any one. .a'iuH set III JH. %
Now, opium in any shape, except
when prescribed by physician, is
dangerous drug. and in any shape offers
temptation to the slave of the habit.
Why should not the Legislature class
strychnine, arsenic, chloroform, the
various preparations Of opium and 9TH
ers of that ilk under one head and pro-
hibit their sale except to persons having
orders from reliable physicians?-San
Francisco Bee. q
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
Horrors of Washington Social
- a-eif Life.

The Cincinnati Gazette's Washington
correspondent writes; Before it slips
my mind, as it has so many times when
1 have been writing you, I want to re-
late some few incidents which occurred
at the Mexican Minister'S grand party,
a few weeks since, related to me by q
friend who unfortunately was an eye
witness to the shameful proceedings
She said she and her escort unfortunate
ly stood near the supper room, and
when the doors were opened thereto,
she was pushed with the velocity of a
flying cannon-ban into the room, and
actually on the table, where, to save
herself from making full-length por-
trait, she plunged her nicely-gloye1
hands into q pyramid of cream, demol-
ishing its fair proportions, while the
mannerless crowd pushed, and squeezed,
and snatched the good things. One
man bore off two bottles of champagne
to a corner, and with q companion
emptied the contents of one, holding
the other meantime between his feet.
A ruthless hand pulled the silvsr skew
ers from some rarely dressed meat and
pocketed them as souvenirs. A woman
was discovered in the act of putting
choice specimen of china cup into her
capacious pocket. I wonder if she is
the woman of whom Judge Wright
spoke few days ago. when relating an
incident which occurred at little ex-
cursion he gave some children. It
was reported to him that q good-sized
girl, not belonging to the invited guests,
was filling her pockets with oranges
and apples, minus any invitation. Be-
ing pointed out to him, the Judge &C
costed her with: "Little girl, how many
apples and oranges have you takenP"
The girl paused with momemtary con-
fusion, then said, some, SIR" "I4et me
feel in your pocket" said the Judge;
and then he took out, and took out, un-
til twelve oranges and four apples made
a pile of crimson and gold by her side.
"Her pocket reached down to the hem
of her Dress" said the astonished man,
and then he said, 81 recognize her as
the child of woman here who is re-
specially connected, and lives well, but
who goes to parties provided with just
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

In these days, when q business man, be b
merchant, farmer. or ughtelse, sits down md
deliberately counts the cost of running hil
I business or farm, Insurance fs very imp0r
tant item in bis calculation, and naturally be
ssks himself. Where viii ind accompany Of.
perfect security
|. Amongst the many annual reports made e
insurance departments, in compliance with
our country, We would notice the twentieth
annual statement Of the American Insurance
Company Of Chicago, which shows degree Of
solvency and volume OF business most highly
gratifying and sstisf actory:l In the States Of
ceipts for premiums during the year 1873 aFe
in excess Of any other company doing business
in said States.
OF the twelve companies reporting tothe y
ceed e75 200 for 1873, the following ID tho list
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
Important Postal Invention.

According to the Les Mondes, an
agent of the French Post-ofice, M. De-
pelley, has invented q new envelope,
which has the property of reproducing
on the body of the inclosed letter the
marks of the date-stamp with which it
is struck externally. The result, inn
portant for business correspondence in
which the date can only be determined
by the postal stamp, is obtained by
means of sensitive preparation applied
to the interior of the envelope by a
special process which does not increase
the price. Under pressure of the date
stamp, this preparation countermarks
in color, on the letter a second impress
sion as distinct and durable as the first !;
often, indeed, even more legible, for the
stamp may have too little or too much
ink. The effect is got without compli-
cation of the postal service, or increase
of expense to the public.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
Military Pedestrianism.

Among the most famous of the world s
walking matches are some of those re-
corded in military history, where the
obstacles of heavy burdens and difficult
ground were added to those of time and
space. The march of the heavily armed
Spartans in 400 B. c., from Laced@mon
to Marathon, covering 100 miles of al
most roadless country, in three days,
would have earned high commentator
in an age of sporting papers. The Con-
sui Nero's march to the Metaurus, to
surprise the Carthaginians (2O1 B. c.,
lasted two days and night. with the
slightest possible intermission, the sol
diers taking food from the hands of the
country-people, and eating it as they
went. Hannibal's retreat from Zama
upon Carthage brought him to Andru-
metum, 63 miles distant, between dawn
and nightfall, the pursuing Romans &C.
comprising the same distance in even
less time. Cesar's Tenth Legion
achieved a parallel feat in Gaul, while
in heavy marching order. The Bernese
Swiss, when summoned to aid those of
Soleure in repelling an invasion, are
said to have answered the call SO
promptly that the newly baked loaves
which they carried with them were bare
ly cold on arrival. Frederick the Great,
on the hottest day-of the terrible sum-
mer of 1850, had a kind of race with
Marshal Daun for the occupation of an
important post, both armies making
such speed that 200 Prussians and 800
Austrians dropped dead on the line of
march from sheer exhaustion. Fred
erick's younger brother, Henry, during
the same war, marched for so hours,
with oaly three intervening halts: Ma
poleon's "Old Guard" repeatedly made
60 miles in a day during the great cam
paign Of 1873; and one of the Russian
regiments in Central Asia is stated, on
good authority, to have accomplished
IS. The similar exploits achieved dur
ing the Indian mutiny of 1857. and the
American Civil War of 1865, are too
we'll known to need repetition.-N =.
Times. -.s....
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
A Sandusky Cinderella.

A young lady in Sandusky can prob
ably boast of thelargest feet in the world.
A Detroit gentleman, who was in a shoe
store in that city when the lady left an
order for pair Of shoes, brought back
a "rchart " of the foot which was taken
to secure proper lasts. The young lady
Us II years of age, is four and one-half
eet high. and weighs 40 pounds
There is nothing remarkable about her
except her feet, an idea of thu immensi-
ty of which may be obtained by the fol-
lowing actual measurement: Length,
IL inches; size around the heel, %
inches; around the instep, 183 inches;
around the ball Of the foot, 10 inches;
around the smallest part of the ankle,
l64 inches. The feet are not unsym-
metrical, and the only discomfort the
lady experiences is from the muscular
exertion required to carry them around.
Detroit Free Press.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

The Inventor sanguine of It's success-A
Pubic Trial ON . Large Scale to be Made
the Coming Summer.
From the New York World, March es.l
When World reporter entered Edi-
sons workshop at Menlo. Park yester-
day the inventor exclaimed: "Wha,
brings you here? Did you hear L had
been illuminating this building with m,
electric lampP" This news had not yet
reached New York, the object of the
visit being to ask how the electric light
was getting along. It had been sug
gested that the solution of the probler
of lighting by electricity was slow of
fulfillment, and that there was gener
al desire to know what Edison was do
=" Edison langhed. c~I've had eighteen
lamps going in this Workshop" said he,
"and they worked perfectly. All those
lamps were supplied from a two-and-a
half horse power Gramme machine, and
each lamp was equal in brilliancy to six
tesn candles. 1 rugged them up to show
our stockholders, and expect some
others Of the Company down here to-
night" lfa- ~ ---.-
Have you overcome all the obsta-
Giles that were in your way?" asked the
reporter. .at
"a" All that IL left for me to do" an
swersd Edison, is to do away with
mechanical defects. The problem OF
subdivision IL solved. The burner is no
longer affected by mechanical action,
and It acts perfectly well in the sealed
globe" r. 1~rs-rs
"When, then, is the lamp to be put
on the marketP'
"I had intended as an experiment to
light Menlo Park with my lamps, bu,
concluded - there are SO few houses
here the experiment would not be con-
elusive. Therefore, some time this
summer I intend to light up Metuchen,
two miles of, which is a large place,
and which will offer tests that could not
be found here. will run the current
over poles. 1t is my object to present
the lamp in such a way that all kinds
and classes of people may have an OPP
portunity to Judge OF it and to compare
IL with all other modes of illumination.
It il more important to me that the serv-
ant in the kitchen should express her
mind on the lamp, with regard simply
to its lighting power, than that her mis-
tress should wonder over it as a novelty
without comparing it properly with gas.
When I have brought it to that degree
thst IL is popular my work will be done,
and the Company will take charge of
the whole matter.'
"How does the Company feel with
regard to the light?"
swell, l have heard that my hackers
went back ON me. II such is the case
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
A Sermon for the Sisters.


Inebber breaks a colt afore he's old enough
20 trsbbel; 10 faf ~
nebosr digs my taters tell dey plenty big to
Erabbe; = rs fs-.i+t
An. Iss. s 10y sees me risin' up to s.ruo'ify Il"
rsfust cluu'b up de knowiedge- tree and done
~ some srple5estip,, e.,eu Ea -
whut dey wearin',
'15f ms well YOU isn't apples. now. you better be
,sDfiisn nideciarfn'i s.s.fs i'
For when you heerd yo' markit price, It ID
hurt yo' little feeIfn's:
You wouldn't fotch a dime peck, for all yo'
fancy pealin's.
70 o, sissahs-Ieetles apples flor you're ran,
mighty Nike 'em)-
Hubs de or time russets. dough it's suldon !
kin strike EN- =
-ri- An lnbs you, sistahs, for yo' grace an
don't kser how my apple looks. but on,
-t-isu how it tas'es. $50
Is dey sabbaf- scholar heahe Den let him
~ form his mudder --r -
How jacob In de- Bibles boys played of upon
deS.hrudderif "a
Dey sol him to a trader-an' at las he STRUCK
n Dat comed ob Joseph s struttin' in dat streak
ed coat OBJ hisn.
Ny Christian frien's dis story probes dat
chen men is human
.SH9d bad . dozen fancy coats, eff he'd "a been
o 'oomani
De cussidness OBJ shown on, he foun' out all
r = = about IT,: y = Ell - ? n 5t
An yit he vuE . Christian man, as good as
ever shouted.
It larned himi AM bet you when he come
81 s.f,f4 to git his riches
-. Dey didn't go for stylish coats or PhiladeIphy
- breeches;
He didn't vase his money when experience
taught him better.
But went aroun' a-lookfn' like he's waftin'
for q letteri
! Nov, sistahs, Won't you'd copy him9 Say, won't
you take q Lesson,
An min dis sollum wahnin' bout de sin OBJ
fancy dressin'?
How much yo' spen' upon yo'sefi wish yo'
might remember
Ye' preacher amt been paid a cent sence
oomewhar in November.
II better cloee. I secs some gals dis sahmon,s
kinder hfttin'
A-whtsperin', an 'sturbin' all OATS near whar
'l o. - dey's a. sittin';
To look at dem, an listen dey onrespec'fuI
jabber.
It turnD de ulik OBJ human kindness mighty
nigh to clabberi
-. rrr. A-AA-meni
: z. = u -T.,css RussaL IL se,soser for April.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

such fathomless pocket, into which
she puts every thing that comes handy
Not only do a hungry, ill-behaved
crowd go to our own large gatherings
here, but thrust themselves in at foreign
entertainments, much to the mortifca-
ton of all well behaved Americans.
Even at Sir Thornton's those manner
less creatures are recognized, wait i'm
patiently for supper to be announced,
and then making such g rush for the
table that the moro leisurely incomers
see nothing but the debris of what was
such a beautiful sight only short time
before. ~ nt.1 It--l-. ~
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

A CRIME of q most fsndish nature
was recently attempted in Dublin. y A
woman, advanced in years, enticed a
nicely dressed little girl, about four
years of age, away with her, and event
ually brought her at dusk to . place
we'll known as 'sThe Back of the Pipes. "
near the Grand Canal Harbor. Here
the kidnaper completely stripped the
child, hurled her over the wall into the
river and then skunk Of In the darkness.
Fortunately the girl was only monenta-
rily stunned by the fall. and there 'was
only about two feet Of water in the
stream, thereby enabling her TO- gain
her legs. Her cries were heard BY, q
man, who found the half drowned child
grasping the bank in q deathlike grip,
and almost dead from fright. She was
tenderly cared for, and speedily recov
cred. Her story was told to the police
and detectives were at once put on the
track of the would-be murderess. The
child's clothes we're found at a pawn
brokers' shop, but the woman herself
has not been discovered.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

When It is understood that the American
confines its business to the Insurance Of DWELL
lighthouses, private barns, their contents, farm
property, churches and acknowledgements
NO policies In any Of the; large cities, and in
sures but &c, GOO in any one ritk-the immense
number of patrons Of this old ?. farmers com
pany" 10 clearly conf rehended. 1t has nearly
15l,OOO policies in force; has cash assets
amounting to t9l2, 1853 81; cash surplus, e re-
CARDS policy holders, $500. $50. 10; has done
business twenty years. and-we say therefore,
to our readers, most emphatically, the Ameri-
can is safe company IN which to insure yonr
hOmeA.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
A Song of Easter.

49,, Sing. children. singi
And the lily censers swing;
Sing that life and Joy are waking and that
Death no more is king.
. Sing the happy happy tumult of the slowly
Z ..iG Frightening Spring; ..
Sing, little children, sing!
Sing, children, singi
Winter wild has taken wing.
Fill the air with the sweet tidings till the
frosty echoes ringi
Along the caves the icicles no longer glitter
ing cling;
And the crocusi the garden lifts in bright
face to the sun,
= And in the meadows softly the brooks begin
to run;
And t,.e golden catkins swing
-it- In the warm airs of the Spring;
Sing. little children, sing,
Sing, children. singi
The lilies white you bring
In the Joyous Easter morning for hope are
'-7 blossomfng;
= And Is the earth her shroud of snow from of
her breast doth fling,
So may cast our letters off in Gods eternal
r-gr Spring. rr-Ft
SO mary we md release at last from sorrow
and from pain,
= So may we find our chfldhood's calm, delici-
Gus dawn again.
Sweet are your eyes. o little ones. that look
with smiling grace,
without a shape of doubt fear into the Flu
facet
Sing. sing in happy chorus, with joyful voices
tell
That death Is life. and God Is good. and all
things shall be well;
That bitter DAYS shall cease
In warmth and light and peace
That Winter yields to Spring
Sing little children, singh
-Csiia TAazfer, in S. Nicholas for April
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

AT recent examination of teachers
in Delaware County, Iowa, a school
ma'am gave the following astounding
information concerning the invention of
the "cotton gin.' "The cotton gin is
a sort of drink invented at the south,
and for long time was all the rage
with the American people. 1t answered
its purpose very well until the introduce
ton of whisky"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05
The Only Way.

The only way to cure catarrh is BY the use
OF q cleansing and healing lotion, ap. lied e
the infamed and diseased membrane. Snuffs
lief, irritate tie affected parts and excite =
more extended Inflammation. Beside, no out
ward applications alone can cure catarrh. The
disease originates LIP . Initiated state Of the
blood, and thorough ali Erative course of treat
ment Unnecessary 70 remove. It from the system.
Dr.. 6axe's Caterrhi Remedy has long been
known as an efficient standard remedy for
this disease, but, 20 fneure radical and per
manent cure, it should be used In conjunction
with DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery,
the best vegetable Alternative yet discovered.
The Discovery cleanses the vitated blood,
while the Catarrh Remedy allays the intiam-
Fitch. Heart CoHsetor Tor sale b druggiss
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1879-04-05

In 1895, in the Township Of Eastman,
Mass. Q regulation wac made that ev-
cry unmarried man should kill SIX
-blackbirds and three CROWS . year IS
long as he remained single, II he neg
leeted this order, and wished to marry,
he waa not allowed 10 do 80 till he had
shot his full number of birds. DgL ~