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The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
were speaking last month of Macaulay's

were speaking last month Of Macaulay's
famous third chapter.
To many readers it is most delightful
in his history, and to all 1T is most graphic
and entertaining. 1t is SO because OF the
universal aud instructive desire to know
under what outward conditions the events
that interest us occurred, and the persons
who are historic moved. The details
which give the charm,to that chapter are
precisely such rs the private autobiogra-
phies record. How the lively story OF
Charles IFS reign would be dulled il
Pepys' diary were unknown! and how
many invaluable touches of the time we
owe to Evelyn! Both Evelyn and Pepys
painted their own portraits in their dia
ries.
They may have even intended to fat
ter themselves, and to present an attract
i've figure to posterity, for when a man
writes he writes for somebody. But
whatever they intended, the portraits are
there, and nobody questions Or doubts
their fidelity, the portraits of the men
and Of the times. No canons can be pre-
scribed for writing autobiography, be-
cause its essential charm is its indiyidu.
ality. We do not wish that the writer
shall conform to uniform standard, but
that he shall be himself. Pepys must
not try to write like Caesar. We do not
care to see Hortensius in a bob-wig. And
there are very different degrees Of interest
in autobiographies. Colley Cibber is a
little tedious, but Colley Cibber was
probably little tedious in the flesh.
Nine. D'Arblay leaves an impression
of thin personality, but no history of
the reign of George III gives SO actual
and life-like picture as her diary of the
dull routine of royal domesticity. 1t is
the unsciousness, or even the conscious
unconsciousness, the impossibilty of the
writer hiding himself, which makes auto
biography peculiarly attractive. A man
who deals with public affairs, states
man, a soldier, will leave to history the
detailed description of great events,
while he supplies the obscurer private
facts known to him because he is the
chief actor. The author, if he thinks Of
what his reader wishes to know, will, in
writing his autobiography, describe the
habits of labor, the origin OF his
works, so far as it is to be seized and de-
scrbed, the incidents and characters
which are naturally brought to his eye
and mind His wisdom and witand fan
cy and humor, the setting of his story
nature has already supplied in giving
him his genius. There is no model auto
biography, for the garrulity of Pepys
again is as characteristic and delightful
as the grave sententiousness of Caesar
An author of trained literary habits
with fastidious sense of literary art, will
produce an autobiography as different a
that of Gibbon from Richardson's Let
ters. 1t is, in fact, natural fruit, which
against the usual rule, is sweeter thai
any other.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
A Wise Deacon.

Deacon Wilder, want you to tell me
how you kept yourself andfamLy well the
past season, when all the rest If US have
been sick so much, and have had the doc
tors visiting lis so often"
"Bro. Taylor the answer is very easy. !
used Hop Bltters in time; kept my family
lars worth of it kept us well and able to
work all the time. III warrant it has cost
YOU and the neighbors one and two hun.
dred dollars apiece to keep sick the same
time"
Deacon, I'll use your medicine here
after"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
Capt. Butts and EEiS One Hundred d
Hears.
ALBANY Evening Times.

Captain Butts, the veteran bear trap
per Of the Catskills, added another trophy
to his long list by capturing large bear
on Sunday afternoon on High Peak.
Mr. Butts set his traps about two
months ago, bat it was not until
Sunday that he was rewarded. A.
soon as the guests at the Butts House,
the Summit House, the Grand View
Hotel and tie boarding places heard Of
the capture they formed a procession
went up to the High Peak and, with the
venerable trapper, brought back the
bear, still alive, his ferepaw being badly
broken. Captain Butts, who is ovel
eighty years old, las captured more than
100 bears,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davenport are
residents of this city, says a Philadel
pilia paper, Mrs. Davenport being an
actress, u'der the stage name Of Ada
j. acs. While in New York city, in
July last, Mrs. Davenport. had twins
born II her, hoy and girl She was
nurscd by midwife, who was assisted
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
A Senator's tnculiivated Farm !.

Senator Jones, of Nevada the silver
king, will be one of the Grant party,
which leaves San Francisco on the steam
er st. Paul for this city. Senator Jones
owns a magnificent farm in Marion Coun-
ty, .on Salem Praire, just north of and, we
believe, adjoining the Fair Grounds, on
the Silverton road. The land is fenced
but not farmed; only the grass is cut
from 1T by the person in whose caresit
was given. Fortunate for Oregon these
money kings do not own vast areas of
fertile soil to be left uneultivated just
because they can afford it, as in Cali
| fornia.
The pioneers took up farms of one Sec
ton each, mile square, but mostof them
have been divided and subdiv:ded among
the heirs, giving sensible-sized farms,
which are worked to better profit than il
twice or three times as large. The great
drawback to California is such men as
Glenn, who ran for Governor, who owns
thousands upon thousands of acres, and a
poor man or farmer of moderate means
must either rent at high rates or pur.
chase small piece of parched and sun.
baked land Of inferior quality, remote
from market. General Phil. Sheridan
also owns farm in Polk County, but we
believe it is cultivated every year, which
is more than can be said of the valuable
one owned by Senator Jones, Of Nevada
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

A young lady Of New York was mar
ried the other day in the wedding gown
of her grandmother, made seventy years
ago, without alteration, and so similar
we're The styles that 10 one knew but it
was new ono "made for the OCCASION" !"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

A young lady graduate entered a large
bookstore and asked for the "Infantile
Innocents in the Rccesses Of the Forest"
The clerk had formerly been connected
with the Post-ofiice department, and
was used TO hard ones, and at once handed
out BABES in the Woods"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

1t is reported that lately Sir John Asst
ley lately rode a horse to death. We
hope the report is untrue. Sir John may
be an abettor of the cruelty known as
long distance walking matches without
loss of esteem, but cruelty to dumb ami
mails is wholly unpardonable.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

In the light which Science and Chemistry has
brought TO bear upon the remedial qualities o.
Nat,re's great and boundless supply OF Penole
I'm. Its curative qualities were well known "
Ancients He,odotus refers to wells of it in zan.e
and it undoubtedly existed in Persia from time
immemoriaL while 1T is universally admitted thai
II is one of the most penetrating agents known
to chemistry Its softening influence generally
admired, and It's entire freedom from raneidity
IN undisputed fact containing all the REQUISITES
Of first-class Hair Remover, still the sfens,v
ness OF the Petroleum odor was barrier to ts ua'
10 a TOILET PREPARATIONS Science has owe.
come that, and to-day we defy the world to pro
luce the equal of Carboline as Pure, Clear, al
says perfectly sweet Hair Dressing.
Read what the people say about it's efficacy;
DAvISvTLLE, CAL, Nov. g. 1879
CHAs. LANGLEY & Co., San Francisco:
DEAR SIRs take great pleasure in informing
YOU of the most gratifying results of the use Ut
CARROLINE in my own case. For three year:
the TOP Of my head has been completely bald ant:
smooth, and had quite given up any hops OF re
storing the hair. -Four weeks ago noticed ths
advertisement of CARBOLINE, and on the recon
mendation of friend concluded to try q bottle
without any great hope Of good results. however
have now used 1t less than month, and to NV
most agreeable establishment nv mead is complete
ly covered with fine, short, healthy growth Of
growth; and confidently believe it will restore il
q completely az ever it was in my youth.
take great pleasure in Offering you this test,
monial, and you have my permission to publisn
the same. Yours, truly,
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

CNAREs OF NEW YORK. OR TRICKS AND
= Traps OF the Great Metropolis, exposes all
swindles humbugs and pitfalls Of the city. Just
OUT, nearly 200 large pages, profusely illustrated
Soc of any bookseller or newsdealer or by mali.
JESSE HANEY &CO., l1s Nassau street. New
York.
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 8th day
OF November. 1873.
JAMES D. KING. Notary Public

JOSEPH E. POND, JR., Attorney at Law, North,
Attleboro, Mass. says: For more than twenty
years portion OF my head has been as smooth
and free from hair az q billiard ball, but som1
Eight weeks ago was induced TO try your CAR
MOLINE and the effects rave been simply wonder
full. Where no hair has been seen for six years,
there now appears thick growth. ! expect tho
growth to be slow. but 1t is growing now nearly as
rapidly as hair does after II is cut. You may use
the above testimonial il YOU choose. and may e-
fer to ne lori truth"
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

Keep your bowels and kidneys in healthy
state by the use of Kidnev-Wort
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

W. H. BRILL& Co., Fifth Avenue Pharmacy,
Pittsburg, Pa, says: ave have sold preparations
for the hair for upwards eftwenty years. but havt
never had one 10 sell as well or give such uniycI
sal satisfaction as CARBoLINE We therefore rec
ommend it with confidence To our friends and The
general public
The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-28

Your CARBoLINg restored my hair after every
ching else had failed. consider it the best thing
sl,t for ths purpose intended
B. +. ARTHUR
Chemist, Holyckc, Mass
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-06
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
GOEprnOr.s Message.

CONCORD, June 8. The message OF Gov.
Head, delivered to-day, gives the indebted
ness of the State on June /, 1879, at S3,j73,-
$50 Revenues at the same time, 1922, s44.
Expenses, 1863, POS, of which So, 400 is for
the new State prison. Referring to the loss
of SO per cent. of the gross premium paid
for fire insurance during the year, he con-
sidcrs there is need of legislation to reduce
the percentage of losses borne by the COM
panics.
The amount of deposits in the savings
banks of the State is S2G, 2s2, 1876, decrease
of 81 900, 900 the past year. He recommends
a reduction of the State tax on deposits to !
Of per cent
There is need of revising several incon-
gruous statutes pointed out, among them laws
relative TO giving the right of challenging
jurors to the State jurisdiction of justices of
the peace; punishment Of public officers for
neglect of duty; and several Of the new tax
laws.
He suggests the propriety of establishing
State boards of health. Reviewing the con-
dtion of the various public institutions, he
considers them all satisfactory The tramp
law rids the State of Migrants to a great ex-
tent.
He recommends raising the salary of the
AdJutant General and compelling the manu-
factcrers of fertilizers to pay an annual fee,
which shall be devoted to obtaining chemical
analysis of their products
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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

ALEXANDRIA, June .. Rear Admiral Ma
killon Pasha of the Egyptian navy, is dead.
ROME, June j. Menotti Garabaldi says
his father is completely recovered.
The Deputies voted 500, 600 livres for re-
lief of sufferers by eruption of Mt. Etna and
inundation of River Pc.
Melbourne, June ). The Australian &
European bank has stopped payment.
SINGAPORE, June 3. According to tele-
graphic instructions from London, Gov. La
buan 9th two men of war has visited Sanda-
ban bay, in Island of Borneo, to protest
against any attempt to hoist the Spanish flag
there. The territory belongs to sultan of
Too Loo island.
PARIS, June g. 2SS additional Commu-
nists have been arrested. The amnesty law
expired to-day.
The Prince of Orange is out of danger and
improving.
BERLIN, June .. The Prussian govern
ment has offered to grant a site for the new
imperial parliament house is Berlin.
There is report of marriage projected be-
tween the Crown Prince of Sweden and Prin-
cess Victoria of Baden
A special committee of the Bundegrath
has reported favorably on bill reserving to
the empire right fixing rates of carriage on
a uniform basis for all German railways, and
abolishing freight rates unduly favorable to
articles produced abroad.
FLORENCE, June 3. The internationalsts
who threw the bombs among the crowd last
November, are sentenced one to imprison-
ment for life, two for 20 years, and four for
10 years.
LONDON, June ). The Post says David
Stuart & Co. of Liverpool, merchants in the
Eastern trade, have failed. Liabilities are
100000 to 100000
The pumping engines of the South Stat
fordshire colleries were to have been stopped
last night owing to a debt of f40, 900 on the
Upton district The effect of stoppsge
would be the flooding Of hundreds of collieries
and mills around. A meeting of owners is
called.
SIMLA, June .. The Ameer will start for
Cabul the Sth inst, and will visit the viceroy
of India.
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CALIFORNIA.
WOrkingmen in Convention.

SAN FRANCIsCo, June 4. Workingmen $
convention to-day rcscindcd a resolution that
nominees for judicial offices take an iron clad
pledge. A pledge for congressman was
adopted that will not let congressman vote
for any presidential candidate other than the
workingmen's candidates, unless otherwise
instructed by W. +. &. A proposition to
abolish the Office of President of the party,
now held by Kearney, created breeze in the
convention, sharp talk passing between the
member making the motion and Kearney.
The former with two or three others with
drew and the proposition was voted down by
large majority. Kearney was elected per
manent President. Convention nominated
as follows;
Governor-Wm. F. White
Lieut.. Cow. r. Andrus.
Sec'y of State-A. A. Smith.
Treasurer-Chas Kruy.
omptroller-Hugh Jones.
Atty Gene. w. Cross
Surveyor Gen.-H. J. Stevenson.
Sup't of Public Instruction-H. d. Front.
Chief Justicc-R. +. Morrison
Associate Justices. Il. Mckee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-06

EDS. kESNEBEC JOURNAL Il wish through
the columns of your paper to call the atten-
ton of the city government to the almost ab-
solute necessity existing tor the establishment
of a reservoir or some other facilities for
supplying water in case of fire, on the flat
bounded by Green. Chapel, Western avenue.
and Chestnut streets. On the whole of this
section the houses are very compactly set
together. many of them on the parallel streets
being practically joined together especially
is this noticeable on Chapel, Melville and
Sewall streets. where nearly every lot of fifty
feet has a house upon it. Now if fire should
break out in this locality at an unfavorable
time or when there was a high wind. it would
be almost an impossibility to save any of the
property on the entire fiat, as the nearest
water now attanable is the small reservoir
near Col. DeWitt's. and the hvdrant corner
of Green and State streets, and from either
point the fire department would be obliged
to lay from fifteen hundred to two thousand
feet of hose to cover the fire, and it is unrea-
Sonablc to expect that with these great odds
against them our fire department efficient as
it isl could successfully cope. There is in
this territory some one hundred and seventy
five thousand dollars worth of destructablc
property, including some of the best and most
expensive residences in the city, which Weld
the city an annual revenue of over four thou
sand dollars in way of taxes and it seems as
matter of simple justice that they are en-
titled to some little protection and the sup
position that because this property may be
partly insured, and so the owner or the city
would not lose largely in case of a confagra-
ton, is an erroneous one: for if the three
fast named streets should all be burned over
it is entirely improbable that one half of the
burned property would for years be replaced
and it strikes me that if the delay in this
matter is for the sake of economy, it is a pen
ny wise and pound foolish policy, as three or
four small reservoirs of 100 hhds. each could
be built for one hundred dollars each, and the
pipes of the Augusta and Devine Water Co.
both pass through Scwall street, and ! have
no doubt would supply the reservoirs for a
reasonable sum or if reservoirs are impraC-
ticable on account Of the nature of the soil,
| hydrants could he used as in other localities.
A numerously signed petition was presented
| to the council last year, and. as understood,
was granted but owing to the lateness of the
season. or some other cause, was not carried
into effect although reservoir was con-
structed on Crosby street, point not nearly
so exposed as the one referred to. Cannot
this matter be started at once and some facil-
tiles be furnished before the warm dry months
of summer shall endanger this most pleasant
| part of our city! INTERESTED.
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The Late Rev. MT. Means.

The Middletown On. y Daily has an APP
preciatiye notice of the Rev. George j. Means,
who recently died in this city, and whose
death we have already noticed. Deceased
was graduate Of Andoyer Theological Sem
mary. He labored for some time in the State
of Tennessee, preaching and organizing sun
day schools. Afterwards he preached in
Perry, n Y. and at other places. In 1864
he was called to the pastorate of the Congre-
gational church in lowells, and continued
his labOrs there with much success for thir-
teen years During.thc last year of his Ia
bors in llowells his health became impaired
so that he was unable to perform his usual
amount Of work. In December, 1876, he was
stricken with paralysis, from which he never
recovered. His limbs and one side of his
body were paralyzed. These were nearly re-
stored, but his speech never returned; and
for nearly two years and a half he lived in
comparative good health, but without the
power to utter a word that was ineligible.
Mr.. Means was a man of refined tastes and
liberal culture. As pastor, he was thoro-
ughly in earnest and conscientious in his
work, devoting all his time and energies to
the spiritual improvement of the people of
his charge. During his pastorate at llowells
many were added to the church. and he had
the fullest confidence and affection of the en-
tire church up to the time when his labors
were so suddenly and mysteriously terminal
ed. lie leaves wife and four chidren--the
oldest son about Il years Of age, and three
daughters. To these afflicted ones their
friends in lIowells desire to express their
sincercst sympathy in this time of their great
sorrow
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LABOR TROUBLE.
Serious Consequences Expected from the
LOngshoremen's Strike.
.NCCU EXCITEMENT.

NEW YORK, June .. Steamship companies
having refused the proposition of the Alder
manic Committee to hold meeting to con-
with the striking longshoremen, the latter
met last evening The fact was announced
and great Indignation was expressed, but
motion was made amid great excitement that
the men give in to the companies and resume
work at the old prices. The motion was car
red by two or three majority, but the stand
ing committee of strikers refused to act on
the matter
1t is feared there will be serious trouble, as
the Aldermanic Committee side with the
strikers and one of the committee publicly
said that so far as the city authorities are con-
cerned, steamships can get no more favOrs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-06

BERTHE Smith. bright four year old son OF
Mr.. Charles Smith of Cornville, was kicked
upon the head and chest by horse on the
evening of Mav3lst. The bones ofthe skull
and chest were broken. He was taken up
unconscious about two rods from the horse.
Afterwards. coming to, he said. "Papa, |
want to 90 home: want rest" In about an
hour he was dead.-Mrs. Aryilla Rines and
Mrs Lydia Waite were thrown from their
carriage, and injured. in consequence of a
loose plank in the bridge near Crowelrs
Mills Mrs. Rines' right shoulder was dislo-
Gated. and she received serious bruises upon
her head and limbs
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POLITICAL AFFAIRS.
GEN. RICE REFUSES TO RUN ON
THE OHIO TICKET.
A Split in the Greenback Party. and q
Vote to Call Another Convention.

New YORK, June ). Gen Rice peremp-
torlly refuses to be a candidate on the ticket
with Ewing.
special from Columbus says Gen. Cary,
Sherwood and others who participated in the
greenback convention, held a meeting last
evening, and denounced the nominees of the
greenback convention, and voted to call an
other convention at Toledo, the 18th inst.
Gen. Ewing told Washington correspond
ent last evening, he would take the field in
person, and make great effort TO secure a
victory for the democrats
Greenback Meeting at Music Hall, Bos.
ion.
BosroN. June j. At the greenback meet
ing at Music Hall, tonight, there was disap-
pointment to large number who expected to
hear General Butler and the venerable Peter
Cooper, these two not putting in an appear
ance. A speech from the latter was read,
however, and received applause.
Scion Chase was the next speaker, and was
introduced as the man who would next fall
drive the triumphant chariot of Ben Butler
through Massachusetts,. He made a charac-
teristic speech, which was received with
cheers
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-06-06

Mrs. Clemence. the confidence woman. who
broke Jail in Portland Tuesday night, as an
nounced by our dispatches yesterday morn
ing, was arrested last night at the Augusta
House, by City Marshal White. One hun
dred dollars reward has been offered for her
arrest. Mr.. Charles Milliken. having read
description of her in the Portland Press. idcn-
tilted her and sent for Marshal White. On
being questioned she told different stories,
but at last acknow lodged that she was the
woman, but denied being a confidence wo-
man, and said that she sawed the bars off in
in her cell last Sunday, but owing to heavy
rain storm she did not leave the Jail until
Tuesday night She stopped alone in the
woods Wednesday night. and Thursday took
the cars at Cumberland for Augusta. arriving
here at p. NJ. She is good looking, bright
and smart as whip, 80 wears of age and
weighs l07 pounds, and is every way calcu-
lated to act well her part at the confidence
game. The City Marshal of Portland was no.
titled by telegraph, and arrived in this city by
the Pullman train, this morning and took the
lady to Portland on the six o'clock train
She wore an elegant gold watch and diamond
rings, but her clothes were spoiled by the
drenching rain of Tuesday night, while in
the woods She says she sawed the bars off
with her jack-knfe.