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The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
One Hundred Years Age.

One hundred years ago not pound OF
coal, not a cubic foot of Illuminating gas
had been burned in this country. No
iron stoves we're used, and no cOntrl-
vance for economizing heat were en-
ployed until DIR. Franklin invented the
iron-framed fire place, which still bears
his name. All the cooking and warming
In town and country were done by the
aid Of fire, kindled in the brick oven or
on the hearth. Pine knots or tallow can
dies supplied the light for the long win
ter nights, and sanded floors supplied the
place of rugs and carpets. The water
used for household purposes was drawn
from deep wells by the creaking sweep.
No form of pump was used in this coun-
try, so far ~ we can learn, until after the
commencement Of the present century.
There were no friction matches in those
early days, by the aid of which fire could
be easily kindled; and if the "fire went
out upon the hearth" over night, and the
timber was so damp that the sparks
would not catch, the alternative was pre-
sented of wandering through the snow
a mile or SO to borrow brand Of neigh
Dor. Only one room in any house was
warm; unless some of the family were i'll
in all the rest thempeI ature was at zero
macy nights In the winter. The mer
and women Of hundred years ago un
,iressed and went 10 their beds In a TEN
perature colder than that ofour modern
barns and wood sheds, and they nevel
complained.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
The Best or Recommendation.

Some time since q Detroit merchant
was in want Of clerk, and he advertised
the fact. Among the numerous apph-
cants who sent in recommendation was
a young man who had shortly before re-
ceived o letter from the old man Blank,
to the effect that any further visits to his
house on the part OF the young man
could not be permitted, and that "Mary's
future husband was already selected" In
his haste and excitement he forwarded
this note In place of recommendation
from mercantile house, and on discov-
ering his mistake he called upon the
inercha ant to secure the missive.
"Ah" said the merchant as the young
man entered, "you can begin here to
IN, rrOw. l was about to writ. yOu."D
"That-t that letter began the
y ,ung man, but the me chant fnterrul t;
ed:
"B st recommendationin,th IN, the world u i'd
Blank aud / have been enehies for forty
sx v, ars. Anyone he II down on al.
ways employ III order to aggravate him
Come right along. I'll give you posi-.
ton in front Of The store, where the old
curmudgeon must SEQ you every time,
he passes, aud If you want to makeup
faces at him I'll pay all costs"
Thus we are able to furnish another H.
lus.r ation that sunshine may come out Of
the depths of despair.-Detroit Free
Press.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
The Judges Turn.

He had fashy coat on, also necktie
of pronounced tint, and he paid his ten
dollars fine with the air of man who
was hQuidating the national debt. He
hadn't been an hour out OF court when
he was back again. His offence was
rank, they said. He had insisted on
treating virtuous policeman, who on
account OF a crowd being around had
signifisd his adherence Of the tempta-
ton by summary arrest.
"Whatp cried His Honor, "here
again? Going about like aroaring lion,
seeking to corrupt upright officials, eh
Trying to impair the integrity of the
laws servants, are you? This outraged
municipality demands $40 more.
"All1ght," said the prisoner. "Pass
the tenner to the deputy" and he hand
ed the bill to the chief clerk. "I'm off
again. By by |" He went into the market
half an hour later and asked . horse
radish man for a champagne cocktail
he would baye mixed drink or perish.
Another officer told this of him in court
when he appeared there for the third
time.
His Honor looked abstracted. Then
he said, "This county ought 70 be CRATE
fulso you for paying off the taxes Ten
The prisoner paid and leaned back on
the railing AZ he put The roll of bills away.
There clearly was something on his
mind. At last he lifted up his head and
said quietly to the Court
"Judge, don't you think It's time fol
you to do something ?"
"What, slr%
saint you a-goin'r treat? It's only
friendly like. You'll put up driLk, now
won't you?"
"How dare you ask such a tbing"
The prisoner turned away with a re
proachful glance at the Bench.
"Judge," he murmurcd, 81 don't want
TO ray you're small; don't want to say
you're a mean man. Oh, no But vii
observe never spent 80 much money II
any one house before without the bOs,
treatin'. That's ALL"
He went of, the picture Of despond
eUCV.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
ANOTHER ROMANTIC COACHMAN
He IL "OH COlOr'' and Gets into an
Asylum.

He II "OH COlor'' and Gets into an
Asylum.
The colored population of Lexington,
KY, have been slightly excited IN the
last few days over an attempt Of one Of
their color to put the Civil Rights Bill to
practical test not contemplated by the
lawmakers. One Amsted Boyce, a col
ored driver for Mark Harris, a stable-
keeper, was discharged by him because
of matters that came to Mr.. Harris
knowledge leading him to believe that
Boyce was not right In his mind. The
President of one of The banks of Lsxing-
ton has lovely daughter, just in the
very bloom of youth, whose carriage
Boyce had UccAsi0nly driven. He is 3
fellow of some education, being able to
read and write. The newspaper reports
Of New York bellies running away with
their fathers jehus doubtless set his
weak mind to thinking, and the effort
made him crazy. He went once or
twice 10 the young lady's house to call
on her. Her mother complained to Mrs.
Harris about this negro driver hanging
around the house, but was informed that
he was no longer 10 Mr.. Harris employ.
A day or two since Boyce arrayed him
self gorgeously in suit as fine as is usu-
ally worn by gentlemen Of Lexington, in.
Guiding white vest and lavender kid
gloves, went again to the house, asked
for the lady and walked into the parlor.
He had previously written postal card
{ the lady's father, saying he v uld be-
there with the key Rand ring. He was int
formed that none Of the family were u
home. He left, and shortlo Afterwards
was arrested and brought before the Re-
corder's Court. There 1t became appar-
ant that be was lunatic. or, at least, a
mopomaniac, aud he was remanded for
I ial upon writ of lunacy. He was ex-
amined yesterday, and, upon verdict
of the jury, be was comm TIED TO the asy'
| lum.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
Polar E.psaisas-s tn. ss..o-
[Fr m the Roehestsf IN. ~ Democrat
Navel

[Fr m the Rochester IN. ~ Democrat.
Aay6.l
Several expeditions will start for the
north this season In search Of DIR. Nor.
dem kjold, ,ofthe wedish pol.re . d ton,
The ship Lena LETT the explorer with the
small steamer Vega, 1t the mouth Of the
river, Northern Siberia, on the n of Au-
gust. Theyexplorer hoped to reach Behr-
Ing Strait In short time, 20 despatch
might be sent to. Sweden from japan.
Seven and half months have passed,
but no tidings ofthe explorer have reached
civilization. Ifthe expedition Is not lost
the Professor is expected to make his way
out of the ice when it breaks up. His
situation IL 20 uncertain, however, that q
number of expeditions will set out to
render aid as soon Is possible. The Rus
sian government has ordered the l., Gov
ernor Of East Siberia to desp itch an exp,
dition to the north overland. This 10 no
light work and will probably fail. The
Jeannette, formerly the Pandora, lis expect
ed to sail from San Francisco shortly, ia
king course which will aid DR.. Esrdens.
jold If he and his :crew are still alive. /
Ii the intention to secure dogs in Alasks
and proceed Immediately to the north.
Another expedition, under command OF
Captain Sengstacke, will also be des.
datched to the north. This expedition
has been equipped by M. Sibiriakof, and
Is provided with powerful iron screw
steamer. The sad loss of Sir John Frank
lin made snch . deep impression that every
effort will be made to render assistance
to the belated explorers in good time
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
JOHN A. sTOvss,s EsTATE-
Living ON Bread and water and
Leaving e3O,OOO TO Religion.

Living ON Bread 0mO W0t0f ana
Leaving ESQ., 900 20 Religion.
John A. Slower died some months ago
leaving an estate of $35, 900, of which he
bequeated $4,000 in legacies to his rela-
tives and the remainder to the American
Bible Society. The heirs at law contest
the will on the ground that deceased
was a resident of Smyrna, N. Y, and
therefore that the Surrogate Of Y.
county has no Jurisdiction; and also on
the ground of undue influence and un-
soundness ofmind. ~, .r.,
Testimony was taken in the case We'd
nesday which showed deceased to have
been man of eccentric and penurious
habits. One witness saw him make a
meal of doughnut and glass ofwater;
and on another occasion of crullers and
water. He was always shabbily dressed
and for years, off and on, used to stay at
the Home Made Hotel in Greenwich
street, New York, where his meals aver
aged fifteen cents. The treasurer and
janitor of the Union Dime Savings
Bank, who witnessed the will, consider
ed Slower to have been of sound mind,
though eccentric; and Mr.. Mclean,
President of the Greenwich Bank, where
testator also had a desosit, gave similar
testimony. The case will be continued.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
The Remarkable Crabs and Fishes
Of BurInuda.


A chapter on the "kemarkal,le Grabs
and Fishes of Bermuda" in W. e. Da-
mons net work on "Ocean WOnders,"
tells us Of some OF the strange aud bright
ly and beautifully cOl0red fish and Ofhe.
Creatures that inhabIt those briaht wa
,err. 1t tscemsd 70 tho author "a desc
grafton" to see the sO-caIl-d "angel-fish"
sold In Hamilton lBermuda) for the ia
ble:
When alive, their bright colors vie
with, II they dc not sxc.ed, the most
ming bird the rainb0w's tints are pale IN
comparison. They seem to me to have
more expression In their c0untenances
than any other fish. 1 always fancy as
they swim toward me that there lis almost
smile there eertainlyls an ainlable all, /,
corresponding with their name. They
hove somewhat lazy, slow and careful,
style Of swimming, witt, their long, ella
ted fus trailing after them, az they glide
in and out amOug the coral branches
with perfect ease and grace, often re-
feaihered tribe-f " could imagine the
latter swimming without dragging their
plulnage.
The angsl6sh is of broad, oval lshape
and rem arkable for its crescented caudal
extremity, its forehead is very high; but
Its human look. ~ 1t approaches one. is
% LIE its greatest attraction. A band of
deep velvety blue adorns the high fore
head, extending backward and along the
dorsal fin, gradually emergi' g into u
rich, golden yellow tint on the caudal.
But what I'm exquisite blu Did anyone
ever seS such shade? 1t is unequaled
in silk or satin, and many young lady
would be happy indeed could our beauti.
full "Hngow impart its secret, and tell III
how to Initiate its unrivaled blue. One OF
these beauties have seen with q cres.
cont-shaped black marking across it.
body, and with the same rich blue color
ing on the tips Of its operculum or gil
covers.
Among the crabs of Bermuda Is one
kind which can only be caught at night
| when 1t EOes ashore on fOraging expedi
tions, eating all kinds Of offal. dead fish
| etc. and sometimes (the natives assert.
diggipg into Rraves!- wht nee It's name
cancer crauiuiu mOrta, or "grave-diggel
crab" il.t D I.f ,f
There 10 q chapter on the 0ctepus-ths
devil 1sh--and ita relatives, the various
kinds Of cutie fish aud sQuids. These
terrible creatures abound in Bermudiar
wat ers and their lurking places, hiddeI
| in dark caves, are traced by the SHELLS o
crabs, etc., along the rocks leading t6
their lair. They are caught In baskets
| something like big lobster traps, that
baited with crabs, are let do wn into the
water in from, of the cave anchored witt
o buoy. They are ugly creatures to dea
with, and in their fury at being caugh
| they change color.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
WASHINGTON.
Troops at the POlls-the Debate I'm
the Senate. flft
w ourvnroH Nav @ 1910

Troops Mt tne ROAh0-tn6 ADeUau0 IN
the Senate. "lft
WASHINGTON, May 8, 1879.
In the Senate to-day Mr.. Morgan, Of
Alatama, who has already secured the
reputation Of being the most eloquent
speaker in either House, occupied the
entire session-three hours and half
In explaining to his fellow Senators why
they ought to vote to keep troops away
from the polls. 1t is said that he did not
make a single convert on the republican
side, but 1t is admitted by ever, body that
he did his best and labored with them at
great length. Mr.. Edmunds gained the
floor as the Senate adjourned and will
endeavor tomorrow to convert Mr.. Nor
gan. The republicans are saying to-
night that he may not make as long .
speech as Mr.. Morgan's, but that 1t will
be at least as lively for the other side.
Mr.. Eaton, VINO has charge of the bill,
says he means to sit 1t out tomorrow
aud bring it to vote. ... Ill
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
Congress Yesterday.

Mr.. Morgan advocated the new bill to
preyest military interference at the polls
In the Senate yesterday, ami Mr.. Ed
munds will oppose 1t to-day. In tho
House the bill to enforce the Eight Hou.
law was laid on the table for good and
that regarding the coinage and S u bullion OF.
Fisher, Mills, Chittenden and Warner.-
The sralwarts profess, on no apparent
Grounds, however,to have stronger hopes
that the President will veto the Free
Eiect,on bill.-It Is bell. we'd that the
threatened raid on the Indian Territory
hos come to nothing.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
The stery, e 5 C.x-n.l,.

A correspondent OF the Cincinnati Ga
zette sends the following story Of { law
case from FLOYD county Ind: tMAy1lsld
do farmers: Ons Of NJ ayheld's COWS tirop-
ped bell from her neck, In thoI voo1is.
that cost fifty cents, and was half worn.
and was supposed 10 be worth twenty.
five cents when lost One Of Fsathcn.
wood- one day, found . cow-beii, ~.
field claimed that 1t wAs his bell ma a.
manded IT,. Featheringill refused - sive
1t up. Msyfield then replevined il. snd
then commenced = lawsuit that absorSea
testants. Not being able 70 nav IN ~
lawyers fees any longer, the lawyers re.
fused to serve in the pase, and Tie lin-
gants were compelled to compromise.
which they did BY each agreeinf to pay
ms 10y Own S9ses. which amounted to cvee
$1,000. - Sv~H
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
He Had Been to the ssPlnarore.'
He came swaying up from below, sing
For Pm little Buttercup,
Dear little Gutter Pup,


Dear little Gutter Pup,
when the Justice gently asked him If lie
would stop his NOISE.
"Can't do it, Squire; I'll lose It'll
lose it-I'm litlle-"
"Lose what? What have you got to
lose?"
CLOSE the tune, man. Went t. the
opel last night--see little Gutter"
"And where did you 60 after the opera
was over?' asked the Court.
"Went straight to the hotel-straight.
P'leceman showed me the way. What's
my bill? Whers's the feller 7 keeps this
hotel? Pm little gutter pup"
eyes, you're evidently . little gutter
pup" said the Justice sadly. "Your ho-
tel bill will be five dollars, with the un-
derstandiug that you follow the Saville
company out of town and play the char
acter of gutter pup somewhere else."
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09

Minister George f. Seward, instead of
being turned out of Office and sent to
Join the law firm of General Belkuap,
returns to Shanghae on the ~ b instant,
to "resume his Duties" Mr.. Seward is a
disgrace to the Government of the Uui-
ted States but as many OF our people owe
count of the ShaDghae breed Of cbickens
introduced here some years ago, there IL
sort Of grim satisfaction in knowing
that Stewards existence ut Shanghae is
to he prolonged.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09

The "baby's best friend" Is the most
syrup. 1t In absolutely free from opium,
morphia and other powerful agents, IL
perfectly safe and reliable under all cir
euinstance and BY allying the usual
stomach and bowel disorders of baby
hood keeps the child fretting and crying
ing, SO Injurious to itself and annoying
to all. .f f
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
Suicide II PiTrssU.c.

Young Uarrlea Wonna F.aU~.
Wssht" WHT mn q - lat41ls.-Ine seventh Cese
PITTsBuRa. Pa, May s.-Mrs. Mag
gie Mccoy, young married woman
about twenty-iour years old, hung her
sell to hook IN the garret Of her house
TINS morning She had only been mar
RED year. II y supposed she was tenn
porariiy insane. When found she was
quite dead. This u the seventh h suicide
in this city within sixty hours,
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09

Nothing 80 quickly and surely dispels
confidence as disappointment. DIR. Bulls
Baltimore pills never disappoint any one
using them for snch diseases as liver and
blood disorders, dyspepsia. constipation,
fiatulency, etc. Price only 25 cents.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
RAlLBOAD@

WILM IN0TON .
DIElIanRE RAIL ROAD.
SNovem her 10, '6s. ..,,.-.
al HSsv ,ssve wilmington ~ foi'ows
,.,,. and intermediate stasiopo' 3 2 q
70 90 .. M, sW' SOW
I,;..,. ,Express) . 100, s.So.s m.
elRnNs. ,G New YORK, 81. Z %, go. a M
4, = IS; s;hpd p 4 Intermediate s'asisn''
.o,d Bay Line, 7.oe, 2. m: s.o
|cre ore and and washington, ,i2oi' q 49, sSs'
o. oi,b.,Is,wsre s,iS, =, D division, Ieayefer;
lot OH ee a.i5, q. m. 1.Ob, 20 pm:
r stso' and and Intermediste stasions'
anS Si' int ffinstSeTmediate Stations s'i0
'p' msn;rpAYrRAIrs. ~;
ia and Intermedia stations
r0O. $50, y. m. IN -
,his ia and New York, s'oS. D. m''
|. and washington, 1851. 2 IL
ssr information passenger: are
' u ina time tables posted at tns
o 'n0 a. r. KENNEY.
anperintendent.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09
PUBLIC SALES.

DF cows. %krvr--um.
Subscribers Will sEE3NFY4
blic Sale, AZ Red WnnkSA
81 Marlborough, X-N
punly, Pa, 0E9kks21n
pNpAY, MAY 10th, 1879,
,Atl O'Clock. p. M.
HEAD OF FRESH COWS,
Frs YOUNG BULLS, and
TWO HORSES.
lot of EW Els with LAMBS.
SILL & BAILEY,
dham a Son, Auct'rs. mayS-ts
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09

.E.-To close an estate will be
v, hne iarm of $40 acres, high ,
hctive soil, easy OF access to
churches ana markets. We'll
iehdld fruit, grain or graz ing
buildings and well fenced.
culars address
II. VANDEGRIFT,
Pleasant. New Castle, Co,
Delaware.
The daily gazette., 1879-05-09

See Local Matter In Third Page.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-24

said TO be that of a gourd. How full OF
subtle illusions to current politics is this
fact! The gourd How t5cs the mind of every
Democrat in the city--familiar as they Hll
are with the allegorIcs OF Scripture-Iun back
to the story. Of that most famous gOuld III 'nc
history of the world, the one that sheltefeu
Jonah! How quickly they " drop Ia the iul
meaning of the emblem and supply the par
ales il offers! Few characters III history,
ancient or modern. offer 80 striking reSem-
blance to Jonah as Henry 4. Gumblcton. Ihere
being no authentic portrait of Jonah eXtant' IL
would he going TOO far to say absolutely that ne
looks like .Jonai-indeed it is quite doubtlui
if Jonah had much of mustache-Dut IL Is
certainly within bounds to say that no man
ever looked more as though he was occupying
front seat in a sick whale than Gumbleton dld
in the Syracuse Convention. And the gour"
shape recalling Jonah to the Democ-
racy will remind them of Gumbleton
and how he was thrown overheard.
Remembering. then. how Tammany Hall ~
Fourtecnth-st on the east side OF the city, put
Gumbleton in the County Clerks Office, these
words will come back to them, 80 Jonah went
cont of the city, ana sat on the east side OF
VI,
"sat under it in the shadow, TIL he might
"see what became of the city, And then
they will recall the circumstance oi III,
growth of the gourd-which may be hkeneu
to the County Clerks Office - over his
head and the sudden coming OF the worm
Hubert O. plays worm-which, " when the
"morning rose the next day, smotc the gourd,
"that it withered." The gourd shape OF
this cup suggests, in fact, to the students OF
Scripture history in Tammany and Anti-Tam-
many, most complete and instructive ale
CORY. 1T will be remembered also that
Jonah got angry about the gourd, and
Disguised with the worm, and had
TO be rebuked because he was I'M
willing to spare "that great city wherein are
"more than six score thousand persons that
"cannot discern between their right hand and
"their left hand, and also much cattle"
This likewise was Gumbleton's case.
1t is said that around the body Of this
gourd-shaped cup there are figures taken from
life. but we do not learn whether the worm
that smote the gourd is represented. 1t
sbould be to make ii complete.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-24
FERsOAAL.

Governor Mcclellan is still unable 20 leave
rho house IN conCqueuc' OF s recent severe Illness
hut Dee Is gradually recovering.
judge John +. Dilcn has been obliged To-
luc.lnily 20 decline public dinner cordially oh red
Linn hr taa leading citizens OF 81. Louis H. is coming
Last Inm' ai4tely.
The Persian Shah is said to be writing
play-ind nobody VIII dare condemn ID. For his
Maie-ty once painted picture In which camel in tho
BACKGROUND WAS CHER than tree ia the foreground,
and an unuciy critic vino limited that tue work lacked
10. llns ia "a itw hours lacked h.id
Mr.. Edward Everett Hale, greatly enjoying
tie Kansa, anniyei last week, wus particularly
struck by the good aud courtesy shown by tse
crowd % twenty thousand ope. They were hui ~,
ard the tables on which thc Iands of the barbecue were
spread conll not accommodate twentieth part o' ilat
rvrlv body showed tbe greatest amiahulty.
Mr. Charles Rcadc is reported to have been
fond Of fiction from BIS boyhood. when be made
ND tale, and read ull SCOTS novels before D. vas
twelve years OLD While az college Dee read a. leas,
half dozen novels every week. lie has been called 10
the bar but never pract,ed having read law simply rs
an AID la wrtln- novels. lie f. stout mater Of MUS
tee and declares that he no longer afford 90 write
will no Dbl cher object flau cntrrainneut that the
noble and only worthy end of fiction is 40 correct evils
society and TIE state
The Prince Of Wales is said 10 have some
skill 90 the theatrical rt of "a king up. which hc ac-
oulrea from the late Mr. FecAtcr. One dag The Prince
suddenly pr, scented himself before Ms mother atrei rs
beggar his dress ticred his face dirty and his hair
or rather Nigin appropriate disorder. The Queen not
doubling that by means genuine begrar had got
nto the palacc n.w I'm great alarm to bell lint before
off lf4 ls sr. he exceedingly proud OF tic iact
lAat the Qseen had NOT recognized him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-09-24
THE GOURD AND TIE TORN

1t is announced that County Clerk Hubert
O. Thompson offers an elegant silver
cup for competition in athletic exercises at
the grounds of the National Athletic Associa-
ton, in this city, on Saturday of the present
week. 1t Is said that the cup is shaped like
gourd, and cost 5000. In times like
these no public man such as Hubert
0. Thompson is can do thing like this
without having great significance at
tached TO it by a discriminating community.
Everybody says, "Why has this eminent
-Tammany statesman taken such an in
"terest in athletic sports and the display of
physical strength 2" 1t is at once suspected
of having some connection with the present
condition of our politics, and the answer of
the intelligent observer Is that it must be
measure of protection and defence OH the part
of Anti Tammany-a precaution, as 1t were,
against PurrOy. This is its most reasonable
Interpretation. 1t might have been said few
months ago that he was raising up around
him personal body-guard of heavy weights
TO back him IN a contemplated attack upon the
sainted Henry A. Gumbleton, and the capture
Of the County Clerks Office. But that assault
has already been made and the capture
effected. The past at least is secure. Gum
bleton is a martyr and no longer dangerous.
II can only be that Hubert o. is raising a
company of delegates to attend Democratic
Conventions and influence their deliberations
by such arguments as those by which Purroy
carried the celebrated Convention at Nyack.
When Purroy, at Nyack, crossed over and
broke the jaw of Delegate Jones. he insti-
tuted new order of things Hubert o. recog-
nises the change In the methods of debate
and is getting ready for the campaign.
Then, too, there seems to DO some signiH-
canoe in the shape of the cup. It's form is