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, 1879-01-20
A IInlbIt Of Ills.

Huntington ftnd., H<rai4 fHspl.
Tho Cincinnati Ea4ntr<r, III speaking Of Gen.
Grant'a visit to 1rcla,ld. says; "tiouo to .l!ck
the biaruey stoue." II ~ al.oQciher safe to say
that II hu went to lick Il, hull do It. lie has
licked EVERYDAY hc ever trrd to yet, Including
large uu'n!lcr Of tho Esan.sssr'A Iebe1ilous
f1iolNl4 down III Dixie.
, 1879-01-20
Tho Fire. LadhleA' Fay.


CHICAGO, Jan. 1o.-I notice In your issue Of
tho 10Th dispatch from New York whicl,
would tend to show that the Ercat Fire Dcbart-
mcnt Of thas city Is under a cloud. II charity
bcgtns at home, rnayhc teaching ought TO too,
but II they emit afford to pay Gen. scflaier
$4,000 for a few months' tuition, suppose
Marshal Dtnner can furnish a man that
Will 10 equally a. we'll for les. money.
Az Chicago u conceded 10 he tho le*t prntectcl
city ln thu country, fall h. sec why til flfcmtn
should be tnu poorest paid. Let tho Cutnttl
rrmctnber this when they make, up the ealary
ist tiis T,'ntcF' for II they eontinue to cut the
based" currency, mitch fear Tint in short
time oAr excellent Department will only be M q
pur with tint Of Now York. Philadelphia, atI
1T. Louis. Surely. II thu pslyates In New York.
Mwftcro they have two q three milfinn11ullar
fires d week, are rail sl.200 per nnnun,, our
boys, where we hayr but uuc ono hundred thou
sand luElar fire a year, arc wnrih as much, nnl
the 1neers ln pfoporsiotl With q hop. TINT
tho Common Counctl will bear Il In mind, nhl,
A LiTTLR TAIrAfEN.
, 1879-01-20

AfSaav ErsHtHg JouFsaIt}24n J.
Wunted-Wiil givs the higheyt tnarkct-prtce,
OF oycn fancy price, fur good, reliable scape-
goat. Parties having Aurh nn animal ran tiua
purchaser who will b.ly without hiugllng, and
I,af cash. alust have tlIo animal buloro NH
ra,lett by the Potter cummittec. Address q. ].
T., usamcrcy SQUARE.
, 1879-01-20

AZ Inst wo arc to llave that National Museum.
Get ean, Ttl1cn Immediately to start tho NUM-
my department. Secure the substance ero tho
etDher fudcs.
, 1879-01-20
Good ftocst to Import.

There Ia in Russia d religious sect called
"ilctpcsa," whosn distinguishing pcrulIarity Is.
that they will nut lie, stca1 nor cout1ac tlct,tA.
What excellent Supervisors, Town Clerks, Poor.
n,asters, and County Treasuscrs thcso pcoplc
would make.
, 1879-01-20
Hurry Up, MIR. Ewing,


Twenty millions OF per cent bonds taken In
two days this week Is an adu,onttton to Tom
Ewing 10 hurry up Ills anti-Rchumptton hill b.
fors all tho pCr cents aro taken up With 4 per
cunts.
, 1879-01-20
a1,trklnE tho t:tphers.

Raehessr ossorras tRfp.i.
Mr. Tidcn Ia credited with being . very
shrcwd lawyer. Tic knows llow to object, and
has Doubtless hit upon sou,c tine OF action BY
which be maj excils the t1pl,rrs "a being In.
hut such cursc will aid no orc, not evcn Pei
ton, although It may puzzle the Potter Commit
tee. The cip1,crs hare told their atory, and
t1Ieff evidence calInok br s!frhcd bv any legal
technicallty. saddling blackstone will not DO.
, 1879-01-20
Thr ftHtlts CAAo,
IN ths Editor G} In4 Jrllup1.

To FA4 kQNGF ~ 4 NJ tVAJVN4A
CuIcAdo, Jan. f9.-l would like to ask 4
question. have read with caro- tho proceed-
ngs Ut tho Reno Court Of Inquiry now sitting
III this city, and been much intcrested in the
tcstInouy Of tho several wtneases,-Magure,
Wallace, aud uErarl, o. t'r0uarl. The latter
IL, or was, scout, apa at tbs t.ne Of tbs Cus.
ter Gght VIA attached To The Seventh Cavalry ln
this captclty. I1o accompanied Mai. Reno when
the latter made Ills attaek unon ahs indians,
and, not getting out Of tbs tlmbcF will tho cav
atrymcu when thay fell back to the litl On thu
cast bank Of ths river, .lutlbt had lively ex.
peracnce, eventually, running tho gauntlet OK
4avaGes.
ln tls opinion Of this man 0'rar.9, "a road
bis testimony, Mai. ltc1o might have natlo
of hA mel, who wcro subsequently killed.; might
have eoped successfully with tho suvagc Ito
Without retreatiux: Asl ought to have Coue 10
Custcs's I'D, fur "heavy aud continuous ttr:
Furtlestnose, O!rard appears to think lsat9u kcpt
himself hidden, personally, in tho t'1nltF, FUR 10
did not sec him.
I wish Alr. i;ilbsrt would ask few questions
Of Girart. tn the following effect:
.'WheEe were yUu and Lieut. 1leRulIo, Rnsl
Rr!xstess J:ef.on J., % I'D oNe'l'. on tho n'st u
"D!d your party have any hur.cs; II 50, how
"Who rodu tho horscsl
did you culna upon \ group NJ Indiana futI-
denlys said 1lkllana challenging your party when
within few feet OF thetllf
"What happened II that tin,ot
"Dtd you, Mr. lisurd, md Jackson remain,
Or uId you suddenly and with Ereae pre4i,ttA-
ton dish qlft
DID yout Or did you not, leave your two
eomraaes,-DcRudio and OtSe,il,-WLo wcrr
Acct, to yet OUT of tho unpleasant d!lcuip.a Us
best ihsy could without vour atai'
! wlsh lit. 6lsbsFt, when hu croaa-cxamines
iu detail. Il would add psguancy 10 tbs prO.
cecisngs. no doutt, Aud Il would show where
soine VI tls lear rested ou tlst memorable DAY,
du not Know AA1 Kano, hut would ,lke ~
SEC thls thiny made plain W long a thu work
has been begun. Clyi1As,
, 1879-01-20
Tariff Association a Panacea for
Various Ills.
preparations for Coercing the OBJ
stinute Companies.
ronr and Half Miles Of Frame Sheds
on the Water Front,
A Palpable Danger Exceeding
Any in Chicago.
1nsurancs Department. and Mutual.
Life Muddles.

,,w yang i'm. 16,-so fev statements hnvo
...a.,.d ,hus fnr TINT VIC ars nnsb,o tn ,uloc
~, ao,,,,l rond,,on of maturity nf the 1rc.
,n...n.. " '"s ,omnantc. At tho h+oinn,np of n.
.. L., .,lt,. nj thc t1cmora,,vat,ou II, r,tc,
'".,sst :s." Grr 1os,ca. and other frawh,ct. ~
.s,,,. ,no.t n, TIM cotnnnnlea h,ve tociorct
p'ospr,.,, ."., ..nt.snnun1 t1iy,cnt,. rbI. d"c,.'
the'f usual Es'''''a'''''''1 u"'os"ae' A's o.c'4'
ration Is b} no mcana pr'na facic evidcncc that
ihc dividends haye brcn earned, but these
.vrpt, W. have rather weakened tho firth Of those
Who believed a few weeks neo that tho state.
mfnts Of tue companies gehcfa'iV would snow
hrayy deficits. However, couple Of weeks will
ri, he story, and IN the ntcrim IL Is sufficient
~ s,.r,,- that = fcr con nanfc. will .horv an n,
10 oh"o" .'"s ~. ...,.. sr..'- -" ~
c1cise oi assets a''o nc. s"'lhas' ln's unc3"
pcttcd result OF the Jcar'a work may be ac-
counted for By tho fact that expenses have been
~od,,ced md TIM lossc. marked of last ear hv
ssss.oot,,,ot, T., N, ,,,rko, vo,u,, - 1.o.,
thc uep hnI .nH ~ ,,ti,- .nnnrista" tn,,
s,nmc s. q n,t a b. cnici that tn nretas. y;
.as nhar o. @ e u naua ~ nns .n to net
spts y, Sap =. ~ tnsnrnnro r,snni" ~. 9
ntse 0o i"' 40 10 '"o"'""e' p'op'S "io eos'~
ceEnea. --..-....-.
r,lc Ncy York Local Hoard, by a vt,te of IN IN
1 recently resolved to form Tariff Association
to sceuintc rites nntl Ill matters pertaining to
ratcs. These negatives were east BY representa-.
tscs ot the National md Gcrmania Of this city,
franklin Of Philadelphia, and North German OF
Hamburg. Various plans hare bccn agltated,
but nothing definite hos 30 far been accomplish
ell hcyond :hc appointment of committee to
devise and report q working plan for irrthcr
avtiop. Tic chief difficulty lies In tho ti!sposi-
iIun Of Tho troublesome rebate question, rs q
few companies arc apparently unwilling 10 g1vc
II up aull the pivot Of the plan must tc rebate
Or M rebate. Yesterday the members Of The
Association held n meeting, wherein a propost.
tim was offered lint the members of Tho Asso.
ctaon hc rrou,.tc,l tn ,rnos,. t},o ann NJ A. nm
IN thn honda ~ tr1.,cos ~. fnrs.t,npo f,,u,a
e,nsnaJ int NJ far evnsv 80 v,ois,inr ~ ~ au
n wiIitI ar nct,,'"nsai }1,s nff"n.,nn n,osnhnr
,,,,, hn aro si ~" .,nrnt ~" ottkkt1 f.t,s,,
H. ,'rnostt % f,,r% nj mnntnnI This .cha" o ~
auif. nun,,lar ami thc nniy nortfc. whn arn ~. ~
11nsed ~ n nrc I'm o,cntss r r +ho nut.of.tnwr
.c,,.,,f.s f.. this ,,.,'. " IT, IT,. ~ ,'a-, ~
rnrn ., ayan.o ans tn rstns ra, III w svr q.
tnl l'eEe, wsll slrcau ali over the country.
METHODS TO cosjIcH NoN.rAntrp coupAxtrs
Alrr,,,v ,,,ovastIon, -. ,,,.uo .,,.t 49,. 49,
, 1879-01-20

JGckAan to- Stamford {HsM,.
TITS said tllat tho tnutcrtallzcd eplrit Of "Oll
llickoryh appeared at tho Columbus banquet,
md when sakcd If II had anything to ssy,
s1 sScu' IL III n ssss1Fa I'LL tts. tones
llcdi"
, 1879-01-20

Itn1f.1'laycrx Engaged.
10 the Editor n The Tribune.

IkHIE*FI&yCIH FsnEHNEU.
10 TIE Editor n The Tribune.
INTERNATIONAL nAsE-DALL ASSOCIATION, Co
LuMnus, o., jan. 17.-You arc hereby notified
that thc fio'yokcs have engaged James sull!-
van, r. G. Malone, NJ. Wclch, Jcrc Dorean,
Martin Powell, William Sullivan, t. Z. WIncl,cs-
Ter, Jerr.. Turbi1y, r. Gillespie, AMI Ko1gcr
Connor; tic New Bc!for11a, James Ro<c,nan:
Utieas, j. j. DALEY and Thomas Dolas. You9s
respectfully, J. A. WILLIAMS, Secretary.
, 1879-01-20
CURRENT OPINION,


Et tn. Urutce
Ina'dnapetfs dHn t2rtrnh1ck,.
Cannot Mr.. Voorhees, 10 induced 10 place him
SELF within car.shos, 80 tho Nationals cau nsk
him tew plain qucstlonsf
, 1879-01-20

Territories not considered desirable by many
companies.
Several Cooperative Societies for "insurinH
ltvrs NJ cost" arc reported ~ dropping, II not
dying. memo.
, 1879-01-20
4 Sacred t1ay In Huston.

Ensfan He41tfA
II was Ercltv sacred kind Of dag In Boston
Sunday. Sacred lottery n.Hl elrrcJ performance
of Fce,Iek fr.'a, "Tht Lady nf Lrons ~ ut The
.lcwiaI Iair: sarresi btEnusa ~nttx.s and nacrcj
Siege oR paria near Nv: satrcI Morgan lecture
at Afuslr Hall, nnh ~ on Sacrcdt Sarrxf n
1u r.tav hp n1toYt.i the pxnreu. u.trr
, 1879-01-20

cu,cAoo. Inn, t"' le-As often m a. reod o, the
,'o. ,a,'.. t.'' te.---.'..., es - =. Wv
fearful conflicts between tan'ta1 ana laoor' OF
the strikes and locx-outa' which orc necessarily
Of bread on tho other, It occurs to me that there
!. n hct,cr wav Nonav ,yare. to ,hc lnhorcr
10 pe1ec' "a5' "loas5 "asee " sns .a''o,Is'
though nxed III amounts can ncVef oc h1ed 10
value. The purchasing power OF money de-
,rnds upon the abundance or scarcity Of other
thlnra.-of bread. nf houses for rent. of furn,.
turc and c1ntbin1. Ynt the nronosit,on ia ,,n-
dontei.ic that the reward of honest Iatx,r II,
arv cnlI,ng shnni,l .iwnvs bc rnnai to tI,e cost
~ thrsc nccesssrirs II iffe In thr hardest nS
tfmcs wh,,n nrduarIIv X .t,1hi t,c mil, snnrc
o,i ira"c I margin for iurnTIea' ar for ,Mve.tt
mem IN sayinr..hauks. ~''
Nav " snnnns" caniia1,a,A of ev~rv eort who
emning iabnr sbouid adont Tho n,a,; Of fn,ntsh.
t,,r houses ff,o@. a,l,i r.tLfnr Ia iainrers ami
ti{r f"n}ttra nrcliIninnrw IA and i1,tSs,,cn,icmt
uf ti,a ouc,tion OF warcs. Lei this arrange
maui ia mart"r ~ rs,t1ssn- ami ;ts eiYcrts IN
"v,rv " vsv wn,,id r.. h"ncfcnns r r." i"hS,cr ~
and h.s family woull fcei secure, cont ant!
hann~. NM IL rn1tti mi aiTor,l In rivc IN hfs
sit,,rttnn sn,l n1an1inn hos,.i. ona hnno fnr thn
rhansn az rnjs,nr waoss by iotninr a str,ke.
, 1879-01-20

4 SPECIAL oFyEM-rt, REDUCE up,l STOCK uF
~ rlAtA Rttd Df1hHa We have Acer7nIned make
sec.al onnr on every instrument IN sae stuck.
We M.enttOn tnw rrtrts: Fine rasiur organs. with
st0ss and .well, eMt rrry hnr. t1st p4ruF organ rs
@ a,rsa !" -. ~ nsf@r orxan, ,'sw and w.rfantrt.
91S W; hiedM Eat!or 4rfsn. alrst tttpruxtd. 9hlt
n,: Ensl.ta narnf o'Es1. s7s w.sr. .tss,: eny ".
MaHnlltc.t utrlaha pEsAu. only s1n Ver1 ans rlana
fotlt el7S. h4nAr1 HranJ p!4n.'fnrtc. anu the,
t.rw WI *esond hand - t,euteu.ly l." nr'rrs fiyn
TIN. ~. anA ~ ttatr:.t. TliE MAMMOTH llAti.
GALS EaTAULlsflMEsT.
N ANEtrlCEyT II. t1ISCENT GRAND rINNi5.
AsA taf&. all lnttst iAPFuvrlHsntA vary elaborate
carved esst aud lrxa superb In Tune an ant&h price
A!D viii acll IN cs4y paJnlrhts+ MARTINS !tEs Aal
MI asase-st.
, 1879-01-20


ftxTRA nafsGAfSa t* MD ut.UvEs- 3.D1TTo,
- JoEerhfnc. scntHtest. u1o!c shaJ-A 81 M wofti
3t.ul F.acl, pHIr MnrrHnttd ena nltrd.
FAIRS KIN Ht.UFE pElUt.
- bfATE.fT..
Ef3ffSkIs WAEt1JSCrnN
, 1879-01-20

----A.
IN fhtf column, thrte itne1 ttss II ceNts pey IN
strsfon. Etrh addtianai nnt. 10 cents
, 1879-01-20

cotton III Etlasle8tuD.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
a strange story has bcon printed, and Is being
widely circulated, relatye to the standing Of tho
scottish Commercial Insurance Company OF
u!asRow' II tsstateal that the Companya home
oiilce statement IL not satisfactory to tho New
York Insurance Department, and that tbero Ia q
strong probability Of ita being thrown out by ,he
Superintendent. Tie American, asset. Of Tho
company arc all right, but tho difficulty 1, with
tho figures transmitted from tho Olaar.,x ntY5r,
Tho story Is salt! to By b.scli upon inform natinn
received direct from tho Department Ut Albany.
vea1 aafue o9 ss s6s .Ys Abauy is ,Is, ss "" os
strike upon tho INSURANCE. companies, Tic
story runS that tie American officers have rajsci
2 fund u asslst II passing hill through tho
Nc. Y9sk Les!sluture preventing English COM
pauies lolng tIre and ltlu uvsttGss 1t lo,nD fr,m
doing cllhrr Kind in this State. THIS Ineaus
that the lobbyists mcan to bleed thu Englsfl Of.
fsIrs frerty to prevent tls passage Or such
bill. Tie English underwriters nfe bod enough
in taking risks, but tnuy ~ rather tuii . 90 Ii.
subject Of at!srrss legislation.
The Ut. Joseph Ut s!istonri, Union Of GalYes-
ton, lione OF Newark. N. j., and Equitable Of
Nashville arc among ttlu Withdrawals Ut s.eI,cY
Henry ". Eaton, tho seccntly.cectco deputy
Manager Ut tue Llysrpool, Lonton j. clubs, mr.
fiynu here with hts br1tIe uu tbu Batavia, utter
stormy rassare. Sir. Eaton WIS forinerly Bee-
rctarY vi thu Bristol {E,gland) branch u the same
company, an1 llas the reputation oi ocinK ~
accomplished underwater. lls remaiaed III En+
gland long enough alter hls appointment to
lskU unto himself rib, which Il accounted by
snii,e ol h@3 coliFercs as boor way Ut showing
hls appreciation ol Americans. :.
Tue marine u1Aees doing an ocean buslneAs
have been catching iusses right aud LETT by tue
severe storsils VI wIuser. The john Aratuhall
ioss was 4eaYy one, and The smaller ,Iisaste5s
to ships. borks, bFtxs, nnl scuouucrs usyc given
the wtcrkcEA Aud uutlcrw Tttcrs plenty OF latHu1.
The lnartns companies aru not feeling psztlgu-
larly happy over tha rcceat st0rssk,
There IL an ulisayory story current about one
Of the prominent trukers bcln. short In Ills
nouey accounts. 0nl hay,nE assi9nud his buai-
nsss II hts creditors t, work CUT tLclr owu re-
aetnptton. allowing him sufficient tor hEs house,
bold expenses.
Tie report i revived TINT tho London l. Lam
cashlfo and Norw!cu unioo Cutnpanic., from
Eoglaad. contemplate uu carly lul9uIens iii this
state. The lratnaued Vt thesu is ALREADY do
Ing hnalncAs IL tue South, aud caught k3l ,tu ot
the Charleston g,,ston iosses-
The Fircmen's Fund ol New York has decided
to rcnsure Its r!sks, pte1. tsd two weeks ago.
II hAs numerous slaks IL Ndutau2 and outlying
, 1879-01-20

I,UIs sALE-s3nu sTUEk GENERAL ME!sc!iAS.
tI.e; WCs.ctn iowa; unt pulnt: 90 Vi trade; FUR,
Gus u,,lrr4: tuIklug uapaJ. NEuHGE u. uEAa. u
G.-f..s T.. 80, LLjG3xt.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

Nor Much Every few days we no
tice aome paper suggesting that Governor
Perkins ought TO keep such and such a
Democrat in office, or that some other
Democrat would be a proper person for
appointment to some position. While we
do not hesitate to recognize the eminent
ability, honesty, integrity and all that
sort OF thing which is possessed by many
of our political opponents, we m ost re-
spectfully demur to their being allowed
any OF the Republican chicken pie. ITO
the victors belong the spoils" is the old
Jacksonian motto of Democracy and
should be equally needed by the Repubi
cans. This State was carried by the Re-
publicans in q hard-fought battle, and
there can no doubt be plenty of RspuDli-
cans found who are willing to accept and
competent to fill any position within the
gift Of the Governor or other State Off
Ger. Whenever the Democracy makes a
winning, Republicans will be invited to
take back seat, and forced to do SO il
the invitation is not speedily and grace
fully accepted. Democrats generally will
concede the right of the Republicans to
the loaves and fishes this time, and not
claim any for themselves. If they do put
in such claim, let it be unmistakaby
ignored. When the victory shall be on
the other side we shall gracefully submit
to the enforcement of the same rule.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

He Cor CAUGHT.-New York Sun:
Assistant Postmaster New, OF Pitsfeld,
Mass, can hardly wonder that he has
been caught stealing. He was in the
habit of removing the defaced postage
stamps from the letters arriving at his
postoffice, and, when letters were mailed
he remove the clean scamps and put can
celsd stamps on the envelopes. Thus he
ran thirty three chances of being caught
fo- every dollar he stole, and, of course,
committed q pehitentiary offense every
time he cheated tho government out of
three cents. He claims that he snly OBJ .
tanned S25 by his petty ;he!ts, but it is
thought that he got altogether about
$500. If the larger figure is the correct
one, he perpetrated no less than ten thou
sand two hundred distinct offenses.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20
EDITORIAL JOTTINCS.

REVERSING THE VERDICT.-Perhaps
the people of the State of Maine did not
know what they wanted when, in the re-
cent election, they chose a Republican
majority of thirty-six in the State Legis-
laturo. Perhaps Governor Garcelon and
the ring Of Democratic tricksters OF
whom he is the Head Center have done
the people of the Pine Tree State kind
ness by cooly wiping out this decided Re-
publican majority and replacing il with a
majority for the opposition in both branch>
es of the Legislature. Perhaps these
Bourbon destroyers OF the Peoples Rights
expect by such action to add to II Q pop
ulararity of the already rotten and almost
forssken ship Democracy. Perhaps they
are not drowning men grasping at straws.
Surely they may gain a temporary. ad-
vantage age-dishonorable though it be-in
this one Northern State and thereby show,
SO far as they dare TO show, their true
worth as allies and mitators of their more
advanced brethren of the Solid South
But what will be the result A bare
suspicion OF fraud in the Presidential
count of lS76-though the decision was
the result OF an acknow lodged and honor
able rbtraton-resulted in the election
of a Democratic Congress the succeeding
year. Like begets like, and ifthis Dem
ocratic thievery in 1879 does not go far
toward eiecting Republican President
in 1880 we are very much mistaken in our
estimate of the temper of the American
People.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

SLAVERY IN TESNEssEE.-Judge E.
Is. Hammond, Of the United States Cir
cult Court of Memphis had novel case
before him. j. G. Birmingham, of Lau.
-derdale county, Tenn, has been indicted
for holding two colored girls in slavery.
1t appears Birmingham refused to recog-
nize the abo liticn Of slavery, and ever
since the war has claimed TO own tho
girls, because be owned their mother.
The conduct Of Birmingham excited
the indignation of his neghbors, and at
their instigation the United States Grand
Jury recently found an indictment against
him. Judge Hammond quashed the in
-dictment, holding that the Act Of Con-
.gress which says "that every person who
kidnaps or carries away any other person
with intent that such other be sold into
involuntary scrv itude, or be held as a
slave, shall be punished by fine or i'm.
prisonment," could not apply to any one
holding, or pretending 10 hold, in slavery
in this country, because slavery having
been abolished there could be no slaves
here, and therefore no one could be held
as slave. This, the Judge said, is an
Ohenso not provided for by the Act of
Congress, and not punishable by indict-
ment in the Federal Courts. Tho de-
fendant was discharged.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

SENATOR elect A. b. Carlock will de-
part next Tuesday for Sacramento to at
tend the coming session OF the Legisla-
ture. To be member Of this particular
session is no envable position. The New
Constitution Is in degree experimental,
and with many Of its provisions some.
what ambiguous, with no preccdents or
judicial rulings to declare their meaning,
it will require the utmost care and the
most careful scrutiny os every measure
that comes before the Legislature, TO pre-
vent grave errors. 1t would be strange
il some were not made. Mr.. Carlock is
thoroughly identified with the interests Of
ihe county and State, is eminenty quail
fled by his intelligence, n thorough busi>
ness training and years Of active expert
ence TO know the public needs. His rare
judgment and habitual method will make
him safe legislator and his business hab-
its and known integrity guarantee an Of
fetal industry that is one ol.the nscessi-
ties in the short sessions OF the new
regime.-ScoH Vaitey Ne,os.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

RENEWING THE PLEDGE.-Evidenc
is daily being produced OF the closing Of
the Old and the near approach of the
New Year. 1t is now almost as common
as the taking OF a drink, (and that's aw-
fully common) to hear one or more of the
thirsty participants remark: "Well,
don't care if | do but not another drop
after the first;" or al intend turning over
n new leaf with the New Year; no more
gin in mine, you know" Oh, no Of
course not But then if you don't want
these virtuous rssolvers to drink with you
during 1880, better not invite them. 1t
is the old thing repeated just as often as
one year closes and another begins. Rip
Van Wrinkle, you know.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

The celebrated pigeon roost in Scott
county, Indiana. is now, as it has been
for seventy-fve years, the roost of mill
ions of pigeons. They fly away in .he
morning to their feeding ground, many
OF them going to such distance that
they do not return until midnight. The
timber on thousands Of acres covered by
this yoost is broken down badly, large
limbs being snapped off like reeds, by the
accumulated weight OF the birds. Thou
sands are killed nightly, but the slaugh-
ter seems to make no dminution in the
vast hocks that congregate there.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

THE OLD SToRY.-C. f. Montgomery
drops out OF the editorial chair OF the So
lano Republican and sewers his connec
ton with that paper, in order as he says,
to try and collect what is due him from
men who patronize a paper for the pur
pose of supporting it but never pay cent.
Hope he may succeed in his undertaking,
but long experience has taught us that
newspaper bills are always difficult to col
lect. If he succeeds IN collecting enough
to pay his own Indebtedness the publica-
ton of the Republican will be resumed
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

DEsTY. the Joiat Senator elect for the
District OF San Francisco and San Mateo,
has failed as yet to furn ish any proofs Of
his naturalization; and on the other hand
the evidence of Judge Daingerfeld, and
several other witnesses, goes to the poin:
of proving that, up to short time before
he got himself registered just prior to the
last election, as having been naturalized
in New York in l949, he had denied ever
having been naturalized, and claimed to
be an alien.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-12-20

In the reign OF Queen Anne a great
discovery of silver was made in the Ochil
Hills in Scotland on the estate of Sir
John Erskine. The ore was SO rich that
l4ozs. of it yielded 12ozs. of silver. For
a time the m inc paid profit Of "a 900 a
week, and then failed. Sir John, walk
ing over the estate with friend, said, f,
poin ting to the shaft: "Out of tina: hole
| took G50000;" and then, walking q
little further, and pointing to a another
shaft, continued: "But put it ali into
that hole!" How often in this latter re
spect does history repeat itself?