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, 1879-02-04


CHASER IL cuttlcd to tx1ssessIDn by tho terils Ut
the tollErhci cl1,o u for tlLscusstGt alll aluenu
lnent under. the 1Ttlvr uf ''rat fclfHE. This bill
ts 10 the naturs nf IN amendment to ta.t law,
antl tnoslon waa u,a4ic by Mckinay to strikn
OUT tntt part vi Scc. Il nav III existence which
provides tat forclhle t]ctatncr s!,2.l lie wl,cra
Il sale has hccu made under tlIc terms of a
srist.tlrr,i ur sale 1,lurtunge. TiI!s amendment,
sold property under trust4ieed or mortgage
10 rsaort to iii action 1T etccttacnt In court
Vt recors! before thty could obsaIn passessio1I.
i.,y.s ss was ft:r M p"stonu ucRsv ess y tSrf sS;
arguments Tits lnorn!Ng. M7. Sherman,
IN speaking 10 this question, ciaisncu that
tl!'s amendment would be In ts Interest
81 M Y a nut ;a1s II ,hs tn.sfsss @
tract nnH provides that pussessioH sha1l t,u
given aftrr Ka1u NI,tler thu },,wer toht ainrh III
the instrument It wnllld I,u unfair tu coutel u
rEsort to auArtton Of ciectlIent ail1 crcate bit;
ii exkietlse to obtain possession.
Dir. Matthews fAvoru1 i1le amendment. because
thu law us 1t uoW exits WA all innovation utkiu
tla common Inv nttl an amendment a1uptc.l
in this 2tAtu ut u rcccuk date, nn,l tlat It was
uniY Iair to open up The wllulo question Ut the
regularity III tho proceedings, whlcl! could ho
i!uuc nniy In m action VI eletttucnt. ltu also
saiti that fhu growing crops would accompany
this ptlsstssto' os the property. This lncasnrc
waa under dtacusaton when thu llOusu n.l-
joMrneL
Busne days since tho following joint rexo-
luttop WA presented by Atr. cuiius, Ut Cook:
K<aa!rsa, i,y tho House of Representative OF
thu State Ut Illinois. tho scnale eoacnrEns herein,
Thai llesa ahall 10 submitted tu tas voter. of
thIr State Ut lhg next ekctlun for MctIteT4
Of the tieneral Assembly proposition u amunl
thu nth srcliun VI che second article u
th1 Constitution Ut this Stale tLat the shall
Frad ~ fu,luwa: 'T!,e right uf trial By iury, ~
heretofore enjoyed. shal! Frn'afn tnyio'atc. but
the t;rie,al Assembly Asy provide t',At tne con.
caErtncc Ut not !ess tt!an thrce.fh .fhafths VI tho
j16ufs In tcEuict In cfll cakes snail l,u sul.
| ctent agreement and tltclr undlng shall bo thu
1dict NJ the jury. sud may uuthur.zr ti.s
trial VI civil case. bs sc justices VI Tho rcucu by
! q Jury vi ttss ttau twt lsa usun. i"
This matter aS Eot jet bcru under cUnshlrt..-
| tim by tir Judaury EoMn,Itler, In which Il
was fcIrcti, Lut>tt Is atltaciin. a,ne cou,irnt
| here, a,nl meets aittl considerable 1aYur,
| Mr. Barry, 0i Look, h.is Prepared v bill max
fns II thu duty oE Schuol lIuauls a,nl sctr,ol
Directors tu yttutIlls!, unifo. III class Ut text
k,uk4 IN schools, which shall not br Shangeuhla
tur pet1od st thrcu years.
The Pr1Utug Committee held a rather pro.
trartsi u sbfuu this AFTERNOON, iu which tic
slh'rtcoahsgs of lhc Public tr.ntcr were largely
| disrussr,L
ME. pi.vrs, Of lrDquols, presented pro,nsi.
ti9!l, xftrh sctlAesi to meet win inugl1 !ayur,
Whish was Tic establishment Of stats Printing
! tllttee anl thu abolition vi lie Slute Printer
| 1hs etatc FEute1 a4d three e1przts haYs beeu
, 1879-09-18
General kaereMamusse.

RlCE-Market quoted at China mixed, shoe, Japan,
65@73; Sandwich Island, 7t87S.
CoFFEE-Costa Rica, 164@Fic; Jaya, 25c; Rio, none;
Guetamala, 16l@l7c. I..'
TEAS-We quote Japan in Powered boxes 35@e40c; La
quered boxes, 45Qb50c; paper, 3O@37Ic.
SUGARS--Sandwich Island, 7lG0c Golden G, in bbls
9ic hf bbls stc Crushed bbls, 1Oic, hf bbls 1sac;
Pulverized bbls lie, M bbs llic; Granulated bbls
sYRUPs-Quoablo at 47lc in bbs, 5oc in hfs and 55c
in kegs.
SARDINES-Qr boxes, ST. 90; hf boxes, S2I@3,
YEAST POWDER-Donnelly, 19C620c U gross; DoOay
20@22c o gross; Preston & Merrill, 24e p gross.
WINES-Sherry, foreign in blk, S2 b0646; cs S7s9
Sherry domestic in blk, 81 50@2 SO; in cs, 81 so
@S6.
Port, foreign in blk, So bO@sy; in cs, S7@so
Port, domestic in blk, 81 50@ps2; in cs, 81 502s6.
Angelica, domestic in blk, 81 50@2 so; in Is, 81 90
$50 -. -
b Muscatel, domestic in blk. 81 75as2 80.
ReisliDg, domestic IN blk, 81 50aS2 90. o..
Sonoma White, domestic in blk, 81 00asf 25; in o.
y "a 0OaS5 90. s"'I
Claret foreign In blk, 81 boas2 Co., in cs, q bOasS
'Claret domestic In blk, 75c; in cs S3iaS41.
CANDLES-Emery, 12ac; Pick & shovel, l5o; Hark
D ness, 20lc; Grant, 15c; wax, 2lc,
SPIRITS AND MALT LIQU0R5-The following are
the prices current Of certain brand. of whises and
beer: j. Ii. Gutter, old Bourbon whisky, manu-
factured by G. P. Moorms IN Co., Kentucky, SO Is
@7; NJ. Marshall, Kentucky, So; other brands,
0ILS-Ordnary brands Of coal, 25c high grades, Dow
ner & Co.. 3554Oc; boiled linseed, 9Oc; raw nseed
SOc pure lard, sl9Sl 10; castor, 81 2h@l 6Oi tur.
pentine $60@65c.
, 1879-09-18
Hoene Produce Market,

The following quotations represent the Wholesale
rates from producers or first hands:
FLOUR-Quotable in obbng lots nt Standard brands,
superfine, 50 00nS3 rs.
WOOL-Valley, 1920; Umpqua, 2l622; Eastern Ore.
gon li@l7c. Very choice OF Valley, UmpQua and
Eastern Oregon command an advance on these
terms.
wHEAT-sl 5Oasl 52I for average; milling, 81 52S6e
81 55: Walla Wala from 24Gy5 cts less
PoTATOES-Q Quotabe at 90Cd$l 90 per 100 lbs, as to
description and quality.
MIDDLINGS-Jo Jobbing at feed, s2O8s25; ine $3.50
s27i u ton.
BRAN-Jobbing at per ton, s15.
oATS-Feed, per cental 81 l0as1 15i choice shade
BAC0N-sides, s89c; hams, 1O8l2c: shoulders 86o7c
HAY--Timothy baled, buying at sl0@sl2 per ton;
weak. = ...
LARD-ln kegs none; new in tins, s6sl0c
BUTTER-We quote choice dairy at 25c; good fresh
roll, 2os22lc; ordinary, l59lsc whether brine or
solid; common, l2l9l5c; market steady; California
fresh roll 22i@25
GREEN FRUITS-Apples, good to choice, 5Oc@s1 per
box: Lines, sl@Sl 50 per box, Oranges, 81 5O@s4
DRIED FRUITS-Apples; sun dried, 4Gs5c; machine
dried, 666Sc Pears machine dried, 7(9Sc. Plums,
machine dried, 16@lSc; pitted, l09l2c; with pits,
no sale.
EGGs-22Ic per dozen.
PoULTRY-Fens and roosters, s5@sG; chickens 81 rs
a$3 so. o..
CHEESE oregon, 1o@l2sc; California, 1o@l5e.
HOGS-Dressed, &c; on foot, 10.
BEEF-Live weight, 2a@3ic, for good to choice
SHEEP Live weight, 2s@3tc
HIDES-Quotable at lSa@l4Ac for all 16 lbs, oho.
third off for under that, also third OF for oulls
TALLOW-Quotabe at 6n5ac
, 1879-09-18
Mrs Sprague's Pedigree.

A lady subscriber up in the foothills
writes to ask if we can't tell her call
about" this Mrs Sprague she hears SC
much talk regarding just now. We are
glad to oblge our correspondent, and
the following details, carefully compiled
from reliable exchanges, may implicit.
ly be believed in. Mrs. Sprague'a
maiden name is Hannah Mariah Jim
son. She is q native Of Italy, hel
grandmother being an Irish Republican.
She is considered very beautiful, and was
either eighteen or thirty.one last May,
we can't exactly make out which. She
has borne the Governor eleven children,
all Of whom have been carefully edu-
Gated to be the next Governor Of Rhode
Island, which Office belongs to the fam
lily. Mrs. Sprague has remarkable con-
versational powers. It is asserted that
she can hang out whole weeks wash
of clothes and keep right on telling the
woman in the next yard about little
Billy having the mumps without stop
ping, and with her mouth full of clothes
pins, too. This is the sort of woman
to entertain people at a reception. She
wears No. III shoes, mems size, and
when she puts her foot down, it's
there ! 1t is not generally known that
she is half-sister to the Empress Eu
genie and honorary member of the Red
Stocking Base Ball Club. Mrs. Sprague
always retires at half-past four. She
was once arrested for it, too. Nobody
acts in that way unless they mean to
steal chickens. Her husband doesn't
retire until all the other places are shut
up. Mrs. Sprague is chiefly noted,
however, for her peculiar swan-like
neck, and knowing how to make very
fair sponge cake without eggs.
, 1879-09-18
Remedy for a Great Evil.

One needs to give but a passing
glance at the windows of most of our
periodical stores in order to learn how
corrupting is the influence of much of
the newspaper and other literature Of
fered there for sale Such is the NOR
bid craving of many for such pernicious
reading that in one New England city,
that numbers of boys and girls,
we are told, meet the weekly bundle of
papers at the depot and procure their
copies there rather than wait to obtain
them from the stores. There is one
way to check, if not eradicate, this rap
idly growing evil. Let all Christians
and all decent people stop patronizing
stores which sell such literature, stating
their reason for stopping. Let them in
sist, even at great inconvenience, If
need be, upon reform. This, we believe
will prove very practical and effective
means of reform.
, 1879-09-18
Historical Romance.

AsScott founded the historcalroman
Macaulay may be said to have founded
the romantic history. And to this day
it is an established popular opinion that
this is the true way of writing history,
only that few writers have genius enough
for it. The characters, it is thought,
should start into life at the historian
touch. His descriptions, 1t Is thought,
cannot be too vivid, nor his narrative too
exciting. As the object Of a book is to
be read, it is clear, so runs the popular
argument, that the best book Is that
which is most readable. 1t is incon-
ceivable to the popular mind that man
should write book which it is difficult
to read, when he might have written
delightful and fascinating one A his
torical work therefore written in these
DAYS, if it is only as interesting as his
tories used to be before the days of Scott
and Macaulay, or if it is at all difficult
to read, is peculiarly regarded as missing
its mark. 1t is taken for granted that
the writer meant it to be like romance,
only he wanted imagination; of course he
did not mean it to be tough reading only
he was stupid, and had not the talent of
explaining things clearly. In like man
ner L have observed that many teachers
of history take it for granted that the
problem before them is how to present
history in form which shall be at
tractive to their pupils, how to appeal
to their imaginations They say that
they find some parts Of history leave
their pupils cold, but others visibly take
hold Of them fix their attention, kindle
the eye, and make the breath come quick;
and they infer, as matter Of course,
that these interesting parts should be
selected for teaching and the uninterest-
ing parts passed over. Now, this popu-
lar opinion is plausible enough, particu
larly when we consider how history first
began, and what its object was for many
ages supposed and assumed to be. 1t is
not the function of Clio to keep alive the
memory of famous deeds and is she
not muse Evidently, then, she must
speak to the great world, and with the
sound of trumpet. 1t is not her part
to plod along the ground in creeping
prose; her sphere is the open sky, and
she moves upon the wings Of poetry.
There is much reason in this; and it is
most right and desirable that there should
always be historians Of the type Of Ma
caulay. Noble deeds should be told in
splendid language; great events should
pass before us in swelling and stately
Nay, even the historical ro-
nance, perhaps, has its place, though
that is more doubtful. The element of
falsity that will creep in where pleasure,
rather than truth, is the object, is here
admitted too freely; in critical times like
,hese the mature taste rebels against
lights of Imagination which in Shake
,peare's time, when all history was but
\ proud tradition, were natural. But
boys and girls, at any rate, need not be
yrudged their historical romance, and
once would pity the boy that had not
read 'Ivanhoe," in spite of it's historical
blunders.
, 1879-09-18
SAN FRANCISCO PRODUCE AARKET
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 10.

..... SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. lO.
FrRsT DISPATCH.
WHEAT Firm. .f.. ....
BARLEY-Brewing in fair demand.
CORN-Nominal. l..
FLOUR--Quiet.
GRAIN BAGS--Advancing.
OATS--Feed, good to choice Humboldt
sold at 81 37%; demand is for choice.
EGGS--Weak.
b SALMON--Ship Black Hawk took 5000
cases. nr. ..t
HOPS California choice, quoted at 25c,
perhaps more. ....- ..... .... ..
GRAIN BAGS-Combinatio again, buy
ling rates advanced to 5000; sales at auc-
ton yesterday at SHc.. .l.os W
Charters--Ship Portland Lloyds, Liver
pool, prior to arrival, private, supposed
e2 2s Cd, Br ship Newman Hall, Liverpool,
ca 2s Cd; ship John De Costa, prior, Cork,
G2 5s, Br ship Dallam Tower, Cork, private;
ship Sarah Hignett, Cork, owners account;
Br ship G.. @. Trufant, Cork, e2 6s. bark
Forest Queen goes to San Jose de Gaute-
mala.
Tonnage engaged. SO, 900; seeking, 80, 900;
coming, $50, 900; last year, engaged, 1000;
seeking, 5000; coming, $4,000.
CHICAGO MARKETS. ..,.
CHICAGO, Sept. 10.
WHEAT-8S%o per ba for October.
BACON Short rib sides, IS.
PORK-$3 AK asked fer October.
LARD-$5 "a asked for October.
NBwYoRK MARKETg. ...
New YORK, Sept. 10.
WHEAT-Strong,
FLOUR-Steady. H.H..s
WOOL-Steady. ............ n
HIDES Quiet. .....
Z Whale OIL steady. Winter unjleached,
3504Oc; Bleached, $4,000. Sperm oil,
quiet; Winter unbleached 75(@76c; bleached
57@96c. .
WOOL-Easternf fairly active at full prices:
Pacific Coast wools are under good control
and indifsrently offered. ,H .Jr
10 " PHILADELPHIA MARKETS. ..
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.
WOOL-Firm, with good reques; prices
buoyant; Colorado, fine and medium, quoted
at 18(925c; coarse, 17(016c; extra and Me-
rino, pulled, 3e@3Sc; No and suner pulled,
S6(938c; Texas, fine and medium, lS(925c;
coarse, 170l9c. ..
, 1879-09-18
English wheat Market.

LONDON, September Officiating cargoes,
steady. ..# .r|
Cargoes on passage and for shipm ert,
rather easier.
Mark Lane, quiet,
Imports of wheat into U. X. during past
week, 395, ,O0O,@4O0, 900 qrs.
Imports of flour into U. K. during past
week, 12e, ,OOO@125OOO bbls.
Red Winter, 9s.
White Michigan, 9s Sd.
No, standard, 9s Cd. No. 2 standard,
9s 4d. .-...
Red Am. Spring, No. to No. 2, shipping,
per GENITAL, Ss(9Ss Cd.
L1yERpoo1, Sept. 10.-Wheat, on spot,
firm.
, 1879-09-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


TVHEIhINDI NtF6VtIIUuT
Legal tenders in Portland, buying, par, and ceiling
at par.
discount TO par,
Coin exchange on New York, per cent premium
Coin exchanges on San Francisco, par to ! per cent.
premium.
Telegraphic transfers on New York. per cent. pre-.
MIN
, 1879-09-18

"Female barbers," said snodgass,
repeating a paragraph announcement he
just read in the paper, 81 don't believe
in EN-" "Why not ?" we asked. "Be.
cause i remember what trouble Samson
got into by letting a woman cut his
hair.
, 1879-09-18

Kingston girls, when they go on a
picnic, take the young men along to pro-
tect them from the snakes. These
modern Ewes are so particular.
, 1879-09-18

If cricket is not an ancient game, what
is meant when it is stated in Scripture
that "Peter called upon the eleven"
, 1879-09-18
Port Townsend
PORT TOWNSEND, w. 7.

The above institution having beeu plncedon
o permanent footing, as the United states ltos
pital for Marine Patients on Puget SoNnh, lus
proprietor takes pleasure In ANNOUNCING .as
no pains or expense will be spared IN n,nIs'
terlng t. the comfort and convenience OI pr
vate patients. A.
This IL the largest General IIoSpisal nDriN
Gan Francisco, nnd by far the mast cOD'plfr
In equipment. IL has been thor aghiy rehus'
and refurnished. Its general wards have No., ",
commodations for about one bnndred patlens,
and are peculiarly adapted Tor cascs rCqtilrllM
the most careful treatment md constant sr
pervision at limited expense. Those whoue
sire them will be furnished with private .uomr
entirely separate and distinct, ~ asiBiL auu
tional cost.
eyThe attention OF MIL owners, ana thn.ss
interested in shippir &, IL called W the iAc nI
seamen suffering from contagi gious diseases win s.
be treated outside the Hospital without W
penBe TO the vessel.
Thomas Il. Minor, Nj. ID.
28-tf Managing sur. ""'
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
The Arlington Estate.


The decision Of the United States Court,
which in effect declares that the United States
is not lawfully in possession Of the Arlington
estate and that ii must be surrendered to Gen
crai Gusts Lee, although rendered by Re
publican Judge upon naked points Of law, fear
fully excites the wrath Of the editor Ct the
Washington Republican He gnashes bis
gums over it in the most malignant fashion.
II is however, a very simple natter OF eonsti'
tutional law. The Constitution provides that
no bill of attauder shall be passed and so,
if the Government had the power to conhs'
cate the estate of General Robert Il. Lee in
the Arlington property, il could only conts'
cate his life estate and could not prejudice the
inheritance Of his son. General Gusts Lee
was pardoned before his father died. His
right Of inheritance in any event was clear.
The Government in selling the estate for tax.
es could not sell more than the life estate OF
General Robert +. Lee, IL anything were
needed to strengthen this case il would be
found in the fact that the estate belonged TO
the wife of General Robert L. Lee and Gen
eral Gusts Lee inherits from his mother II
also appeared on trial that the Government
never took the proper steps to give title under
the tax sale. The Government was simply
in possession by military force and if the Gov.
eminent can take the property of one man so
it can take the property OF another. The
Federal Court has decided that the United
States has no title in that estate. The Gov
eminent ought not to have made il n soldiers
cemetery. But since that has been done, the
part so occupied should DO purchased by the
Government at fair valuation and the rest
surrendered to its owner.-B0itimOre Gar
cite.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
The Walking Craze.


The walking mania, instead of abating with
the failure Of sundry rivals Of Madam Ander.
son and Signor O'Leary, grows worse. For
every walker who stops there are two to take
his place. Mile. Bartel the Westchsster
milkmaid, who, coached by the Topper
Hughes, disdained the ignoble task of 9, zoe
quarter miles in ?, 700 quarter hours, and pro.
posed to crush Madam Anderson by 5000
quarter miles and hours, lImped off at the
end Of 500, but was at once succeeded by
Miles Mile Reynolds and May Scott. In
Brooklyn, Sigs. Sam Colyer and Goodwin
have hzzled out, only to give place to Mes.
seurs, Pat Brennan, Gross, aud John Per.
kins. In New York, Herr Van Ness and
Herr Ned Belden are pegging away. Hobo.
ken has her John Peter Colsion, Washington
her May Marshall, Newport her Burns.
Even u one'egged walker is in the field.
o Leary is working eastward to meet Rowell,
the Englshman, in March; while, to crown
the agony, some Brooklynites are arranging
for about the same date walking tournament
to last sixty consecutive days. The year is
foredoomed to public feats of pedestrianism.
N L. Sun.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
To the People of Carroll County.

On behalf Of the ladies of Westminster,
am requested to make the following statement
II is well know fact, that large number Of
COED working men of this community, were
thrown out Of work by the failure Of two large
manufacturing firms of this town. This cal.
amity, coming as il did at the beginning of a
long hard winter and continuing rs il has
throughout the winter months, has caused
more distress amongst our citizens than has
ever been known beiose. A mutual aid so.
eiety, with good men at the head Of it, has
been formed, and the ladies Of Westminster
have decided to hold an oyster supper on
Monday and Tuesday evenings Of next week,
TO raise funds for the immediate use Of this
society amongst the needy Of the town.
Something must be done, and that, imme-
dlatels, and the hearty cooperation and as
sistanee Of the people Of Westminster and the
entire county is earnestly requested. Any
donations, such as butter, eggs, -four, meal,
potatoes, meat, vegetables and food Of any
/ kind; wood, coal, clothing or money will be
thankfully received These donations may
he sent either to the Adgocate or Sentinel
oaice, where they will be received and given
TO the distributing committee, Let this be
in fact, as well NJ In name, o mutual aid So
ciety, the rich giving OF their abundance, and
the poor according 10 their means. II is easy
to speak Of economy, when the body is com
tnFtably clothed and the stomach we'll filed;
bat il Is hard, whom the cupboard is bare, aud
the coal bin and pocket book empty to prac.
fice, even the strioiest economy. With the
form muffled to the chin in warm furs, we
can thank God for the bracing winter weather;
but when the Ere burns low, and the bones
ache with the cold, We pray for the warm
sunshine Of spring. We are all liable to en-.
counter the thorns aud be overshadowed by
the clouds Of life. The thorns and clouds
have already como to some Of US, and we ask
I tho hearty assistance Of all our people to help
! ijeb,sp the burden. The time for argument
Z past, the tina for york has come. May
! there be y general response 10 this appeal.
MARY d. SHKIIMIx,
for the Ladies Of Westminster.
IHcsfnfnsfer. Feb. Oh. 1879.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-02-08
The Weather for 1879.

Richard Mansill's almanac Of Planetary
Meieorology'' for 1879 has the follawinp ii
the positions Of the planets affect the temper.
ature Of our earths atmosphere during the
year 1879, as they have done when in similar
positions during the past years, (particularly
the positions that gave us the mild winter al
lS7T-IS and early spring Of 1876, we mayex.
peet very erratic seasons during 1879. Agree.
able to the theory we shall have cool weather
set IN early IN the autumn Of 1879; il will grow
cooler somewhat faster than the mean oil the
season in November and through December,
with temperature below the mean; winter will
continpe through February, followed BY cold
MARCH. We shall be fattered hy the usos.
pect Of spring during a few days about the
middle Of April, while Mercury is about "a q.
ing its inferior conjunction with the sun, but
this will soon pass away, and the weather, or
temperature, sink below the average for the
season, and will probably remain below the
mean throughout May, June and July-whilc
Ee shall move into hot, stormy summer
about the last day pf August, aud these
Conditions continuing through September and
most Of October Between the autumn ana
winter months cool drouehls viii likely pre.
vail over large landed countries in the ltm
perate sonet located lAF rom tho seas, while
Ap sxeess Of cool rains viii probably occur on
or about The seaeoast countries during the
sane Term. These abnormal irfegunriiies Of
the seasons Of 1870 must affect the orops n
many and CREST parts Of the earth during the
year.