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Louisiana capitolian., 1880-09-02

Very much annoyed at my want of
success, and ,lreading the chatt | would
be sure to get, when, compelled by adj
verse circumstances, to give it up, l
should return to town, l was not par
ticularly delighted next morning to see
Mr.. Muggridsc coming up the road to
the house, accompanied by the editor
of the Barrowtown Weekly Banner, who
had determined, he said, to write up
the occurrence himself. But there was
no escape; and so, prepared for a host
of questions, | was walking slowly to
meet them, when my eye was caught
by something bright among the bushes
by the roadside. Yes, there could be
no doubt of it; there lay the lost box,
empty, of course. Without stopping,
however, l walked rs calmly as possibl,
on to the Inspector, and was introduced
to Mr.. Shears, the editor. 1t was simpl!
wonderful how oblising had become
I even, when Mr.. Muggridge hIntet
that he was pressed for time, volunteer
ed myself to give Mr.. Shears the lnfor
NATION he wished, and to 80 over th'
ure,n;ses with him. Once left alon'
with the Jealous representative of tn
press, ] gave that gentleman all tn
wiuts Of the case, and a few more, a
you shall see.
The next forenoon, as soon as cop.
of the Banner came to the house wfIer
the robbery had oecurred-l had tor tn
last two days spent from the forenoon
until dusk tlere-l turn to the end o
the column devoted to the "Great kop
Luu tWU Uplyu1 1s~s.sssvN.~ ~
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11
POETRY.
The Bachelors Last Hours.

Not a laugh was heard, nor a joyous note |;
AS our friend to the bridal we hurried /;
Not wit discharged his farewell joke,
As the bachelor went to be married.
We married him quickly to save his
fright,
Our heads from the sad sight turning;
And we signed as we stood by the lamps
dim light,
To think him not more discerning.
To think that bachelor, free and bright,
And shy of the sex as we found him,
Should there at the altar at dead of night,
Be caught in the snares that bound him.
Few and short were the words wesaid,
Thongh of cake and wine partaking;
We escorted him home from the scene
of dread,
While his knees were awfully shaking.
Slowly and sadly we marched him adown
From the top to the lowermost story;
And we have never heard from nor seen
the poor man
Whom we left alone in his glory.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11
An Adopted Daughter.

Thurlow Weed told a newspaper cor
respondent how he came to adopt a
daughter. 1T was in 1s45," he said,
while 1 was in barber shop in Alba
ny. l heard that writing master named
Chapman had been found dead in his
room, and that his daughter, aged two
years, had been alone with her dead
father for several hours. Chapman was
a dwarf of intemperate habits. The lit
tie girl was to be taken to the aims
house the next morning. Ir was sad
case. / mentioned 1t to my family at
the tea table, without manifesting any
feeling, but / saw at once that my wife
and children shared my interest, and
when 1 was leaving the house half an
hour later my daughter stood at the hall
door, and said: L will go with you
father She was right in her guess
Arriving where the waif was tempora.
rily lodged, found the child, and she
came to me readily. l asked her if she
would 60 home with me, and she spoke
up Yes. SIR l remember her sweet
voice now. Well, we took her home
and l never think of her without feel.
ing sure that blessing went into oul
house with that child" Mary Weed, as
she was christened, died at the age OF
twelve. Mr.. Weed subsequently learn.
ed that her mother belonged to respec-
table English family. and that before
marrying the dwarf, she had been the
betrOthed wife of a British army officer
whose death blighted her hopes and sent
her to this country. Mr.. Weed preserves
medal which was awarded to Mary by
the American Institute when she was
only seven, for excellent needle-work.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11

mo lady should be without it.''-ShppenS-
burg, Pa )-Chronicle.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11
Hsnor to Whom Honor is Due.

Honor, first, to the Old Guard of Re
publicans. the veterans of many hard
fight for nationality and human rights
They were the unwavering centre of the
line of battle, and their steadiness, cour
age, and devotion throughout the entire
struggle inspired the whole Republican
host with the zeal which made victory
certain.
Honor to the young voters, whose pa
triotic instincts led them to choose the
right side, and who threw themselves
into the struggle with all the noble en-
thusiasm and generous ardor Of youth.
Honor to the intelligent workingmen
who were quick to see their duty to the
party which has protected their inter
ests and who brought large contingent
of sturdy voters to swell its ranks in the
States where the fight was closest.
Honor to the sagacious men of busi-
ness, who laid aside for a time their en-
crossing occupations and labored to Sc
cure the triumph Of the party which has
made business profitable by giving the
country an honest currency and sound
financial conditions. The part they took
in the campaign was eminently credita-
BILE to their patriotism and judgment.
Honor to the colored men, who no
where failed in their allegiance to the
party which gave them liberty and citi-
zenship. They helped to make the re-
suit decisive in the North. and would
have put three or four Southern States
in the Garfield column If they had been
allowed to cast free ballot in the South.
Honor to the Republican leaders, who,
forgetting old jealousies and disappoint-
ed ambitions, fought side by side gener-
ously, bravely, and unselfshly to save
the country from the threatened calam-
ity of reaction that aimed to install in
power the ideas and the men of the re-
bellion.
Honor, first and last, to the unfailing
good sense of the American people, who
know when they are well off, and refuse
to turn out of the path of safety and
prosperity; who are not prejudiced by
ISLANDERS or deceived by lies, and judge
men and parties fairly; who never go
back to thresh old stubble, but push
straight on to the accomplishment of
their grand destiny, not blinded by the
dust of political controversy, but seeing
clearly the principles at stake in every
contest. The result is new proof that
popular government, in country where
the masses are educated, is wise and
stable.-IN. Y. Tribune.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11
ImmensitY of the Stars.

Ii b known that the stars are true
suns, that some of them are larger than
our own sun, and that around these
enormous centers of heat and light re-
volye planets on which life certainly ex-
lists. Our sun is distant from US 3S.OOO,-
600 leagues, but these stars are distant
at least 100000 times as faT-a distance
that, in fact, is incommensurable and
unimaginable for us. Viewed with
the unaided eye, the stars and the plan
cts look alike: that is, appear to have
the same diameter. But viewed through
the telescope, while the planets are seen
to possess clearly appreciable diameters.
the stars are'still only mere luminous
points. The most powerful of existing
telescopes, that of Melbourne, which
magnifes 5000 times, gives us an image
of one of our planets posses sing an ap-
parent diameter of several degrees. Ju-
piter, for instance, which seen with the
naked eye, appears as star of the first
magnitude, with diameter of forty
five degrees at the most, will in the
telescope have its diameter multiplied
5000 times, and will be seen as If it oc-
cupied in the heavens an angle of 100
degrees. Meanwhile, a star alongside of
Jupiter, and which to the eye is as
bright as that planet, will still be sim
pie demensionless point. Nevertheless,
the star is thousands of times more vol
luminous than the planet. Divide the
distance between us and that planet by
5000, and you have for a result dis
tance relatively very small; but divide
by 5000 the enormous number of leagues
which represents the distance of a star,
and there remain a number of leagues
too great to permit of the stars being
seen by US in q perceptible form. In
considering Jupiter, or any of the plan
cts, we are filled with wonder at the
thought that this little luminous point
might hide not only all the visible stars,
but a number 5000 fold greater-for of
the stars visible to our eyes there are
only about 5000. All the stars of these
many consultations, as the Great Bear,
Cassiopeia, Orion, Andromeda. all the
stars of the zodiac, even ali the stars
which are visible only from the earth's
southern hemisphere, might be set in
one plane, side by side, with no one
overlapping another, even without the
slightest contact between star and star,
and yet they would occupy so small a
space that. were it 10 be multiplied 5000
fold, that space would be entirely cov-
cred by the disk Of Jupiter, albeit that
disk to us seems to be an inappreciable
.poat-Prof. J. Vinot.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1880-11-11

A NEW CHART on entirely new plan, Civ
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7oIyG RAST,

DAILY. tDaily except Sunday.
Accommodation train leaves Dennison rs As a
m, Cadiz Junction 40 am, Steuben VILE 40 a
at all stations between Dennison and Mans,
field, connecting at Steubenville for Wheeling
and al Manifold for Washington, Pa
Accommodation train leaves Dennison at
r. 90 pm, Csdiz Junction 2 81 pm, StenbenqiIIe
10 pm, Mansfield Is pm. Arrives Pitts burg
% pm, connecting at Mansfield for Wash~
ingtOn. Pa This train stops at all stations
p. w. & X. Division Trains leave Steuben>
vill> for Whe+ling at t5 25 am, II so am, Ito 35
am, r z pm and 10 45 pm. Returning leave
Wheeling Is As am, 70 05 am Il 05 pm; Il IS pm
and IS As pm. arriving at Steubenviile 90
am, 10 Is ams2 Is pm. 6 05 pm and s l5 pm.
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SITTING UP NIGHTS.

Mrs. E. n. Perkins, Greek Centre, War
ren county, n. Y, writes: She has been
troubled with asthma for four years, had
to sit up night after night with it, she
has taken two bottles Of DR.. Thomas
Eclectric Oil, and is perfectly cured.
She strongly recommends it, and wishes
TO act as agent among her neighbors
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IMPORTANT TO AGENTS. Life of
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THE MELANCHOLY DANE.

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, would
not have been dubbed, the melancholy
Dane" if he had known dyspepsia was
all that allied him. and that all that he
needed was supply of Spring Blossom,
sure cure for dyspepsia. biliousness.
indigestion and other diseases of that de-
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10 cents.
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and cistern. Also good sized yard. The
couse is handsomely finished within, and is in
in excellent repair. For further particulars,
with price and terms of payment, inquire of
W 81 Tallman, at the Office of the Etna Iron
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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15
THE READING OF BILLS.

The difference of opinion which has ex-
listed as to the meaning of the C5nstitu
ton concerning the reading OF bills, was
yesterday harmonized, and the case prac-
tically settled, by the production of the
debates had upon the question in the Con-
stitutional Convention. The matter has
been muddled considerably by the fact
that the trainers of the address which was
issued with the Constitution did not under
stand the purpose of the provision. In
that document it is stated that bills are
to be read three times at length, and as
it was perfectly rational presumption that
those who made the Constitution should
know what it meant, this Interpretation was
held by many to be conclusive. Yester-
day, however, transcript of the debates
in the Convention was obtained, and it was
clearly demonstrated from this that the
reading of bills at length on three separate
days was never contemplated, and that the
Convention had thought the different terms
used in the provision sufficient to guide
tae Legislature. It was meant that bills
should be read on three separate days ;
twice by title, and on the third reading at
length. This construction the debates con-
clusively proves to be the correct one, and
this view has now been adopted by both
chambers.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15
AN INJUDICIoUs. STEP.

In the Senate yesterday a bill relating
specially to San Francisco affairs was, on
motion, and after debate, referred to the
Judiciary Committee instead of to the San
Francisco delegation. The alleged ground
for this unprecedented action was the pro-
hibition of special legislation by the new
Constitution. 1t appears to US that men,
bers misconstrue the new Constitution in
this respect, and that the refusal to send
a purely local measure to the delegation
specially concerned with it was not merely
a discourtesy, but serious mistake. The
Constitution does not prohibit all special
legislation, in the first place. 1t only
prohibits special legislation in those
cases where a general law will cover
the subject matter. There must al
ways be some special legislation, since
it must always happen that special re-
quirements will exist in particular locali-
ties. In the instance noted a bill had been
introduced relating to the government of
cities containing over 100, 900 inhabitants.
AS San Francisco is the only city in the
State to which such bill can apply, it
ought to have been referred to the San
Francisco delegation. 1t is not only the
part of courtesy, but of common sense and
fair dealing, to make such reference of
local bills to local delegations. The San
Francisco delegation stands for the people
of San Francisco. 1t must be presumed
to understand their needs better than the
representatives of other localities can. In
referring LEGAL bills the Senate or the As
sembly does not lose control over them.
No bad bill can be foisted upon the people
through the observance of the time
honored practice in that respect. The
members who come from other parts of
the State may have their private opinions
concerning the San Francisco delegation,
but they have no right to remember any,
thing else than that the people of San
Francisco sent them here, and that they
represent the metropolis. All local bills
should therefore be referred to the local
delegations, and the Senate will find, if it
does not reconsider its false step, that the
precedent it has established will be pro-
ductive of much and serious embarrass-
ment and mischief. The new Constitution
does not warrant such departure from the
invariable rule of all preceding legislative
bodies, and in our opinion it is wholly
without justification in reason, while it is
glaringly at odds with parliamentary
cnurLesy
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15
NEWS OF THE MORNING.

Js New York Yesterday Government bonds were
ouoted at 1919 for of 1907; 1o3s for IS CT 1851
lo7s for AS; sterling, 81 s3@4 S54; silver bars,
i1sI silver COIN discount buying, par selling .
SILVER in London yesterday, 81 Sic; consols,
81 1916; 5 per cent United States bonds, 1O65 49,
IO71; AIS, 1io4-
In San Francisco half dollars are quoted at par;
trade dollars, 90 buying, 90! selling; Mexican dol
lars, SO buying, s64 selling.
Ar Liverpool yesterday wheat was quoted at los
Sd TO lis sd for average California white, and lis
Sd 10 lis Sd for club.
An assessment of 81 per share has been levied by
Hale Norcross.
MINING STOCKS exhibited strength in San
Francisco yesterday, and there was steadier fell
ing all along the Comstock. Crown Point showed
advance of 81 81, ophir 81 rs, Becher, Cholar,
Potosi and Sierra Nevada each 81. Union Consol-
idated was substantially the same as on Tuesday.
TERRIBLE floods have laid waste st. Kits one Of
the British West India islands, causing the loss OF
900 lives.
GERMAN Consul General has been appointed at
Sydney, and Consul has also been appointed at
Samoa.
JEROME HARMON, recently stabbed at San Jose,
died yesterday morning
GORDON PAsHA has left Egypt for Europe.
THE Vatican organ at Rome advocates home rule
for ireland.
EXTENSIVE strikes again imminent among the
cotton operatives in portions of England
BULLION Withdrawn from the Bank OF England on
balance yesterday, 100000.
AT fro in Brooklyn, n. Y yesterday, six fire.
men were severely injured by falling wall.
FIRE at Philadelphia.
THE Bank of California declares dividend for
per
FREDERICK, Duke Of Schleswig Holstein, died sud
denly at wiesba1en yesterday.
THE largest Australian mail that passed over
the road left Omaha yesterday for San Francisco
480 sacks.
A PLOT has been discovered at San Quentin to
burn the State Prison.
FURTHER particulars of the great storm on the
northern coast are at hand.
GENERAL GRANT is to be given grand reception
at Havana upon his arrival there.
THE annual meeting ii the American Social
Science Association began at Boston yesterday.
c. B. wAFFoRD shot and killed Sydney Cole, yes
terday, Frank n, La.
WILLIAM T. HAMILTON was inaugurated Governor
OF Maryland yesterday.
In collision between two vessels on East river
yesterday, one was sunk.
A DISEASE similar to dphtheria is causing from
four TO six deaths per day in Deadwood, A. T.
AT the Treasury Department in Washington, Sat
urday 81 500 900 in United States bonds were regis
iered in the name of Miss Jennie Flood, of San
Francisco.
GENERAL GARFIELD, United States Senator-elect,
vas given reception at the Capitol in Columbus,
o., last night.
FROM the latest news from Maine it is evident that
collision at the capital is almost inevitable.
IL the State Senate yesterday there long dis
cussion on the question of reading bills at length
three times. No result arrived at, and the
question will come up again at 10 o'clock to-day
The Assembly discussed the matter of three read
ings OF bills, and the resolution to change the rules
as adopted wasindefnitely postponed.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15
THE aHosy THAT WILL NOT. DOWN.

We are really quite panied to observe
the sufferings of the Assembly under the
Chinese incubus. Nearly all day yesterday
was spent in agonizing over this subject,
and at the end the whole long drawn and
fruitless debate was ruled out of order.
Certain members evidently have China on
the brain very badly, and they cannot or
will not perceive that the settlement of the
question does not appertain to the State
Legislature at all. Already about three
days time has been literally wasted in
wrangling about Chinese bills of the
most impracticable description. Yes
terday several members proclaimed
their desire to keep'within constitutional
limits in dealing with the subject, and
this was very good of them. But they
ought to understand that whether or not
they keep within constitutional limits
nothing they may do will possess any force
or validity unless it is constitutional. The
Constitution of the United States, and the
treaties and laws made under it, govern
this question, and if that fact was gen.
orally realized the public would be spared
great deal of legislative "fapdoodle, -
and it is possible that sore useful meas
ures might be enacted. There is really lie
political capital in the matter as it stands,
and those who think differently are vast
ing their own breath and the peoples
money together.
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-01-15
GOVERNOR IRwIN,s APPOINTMENTS.

The rejection of all Governor Twins ap-
pointments by the Senate ought not to
have surprised him, though it was GER
tainly not a little remarkable that he
should have sent in such batch of parti-
san selections on the eve of his retirement.
The circumstance that one or two Repub-
licans were sprinkled through the list did
not mend the matter, since it justified the
assumption that they were inserted for no
other purpose than to embarrass the action
of the Senate. That body, however, did
not hesitate long as to its course, and
we do not see what other decision it
could have reached. 1t rejected them
all without distinction, and this is pre-
cisely what Governor Twins attempt at
sharp practice upon his successor deserved.
1t was an act of singular discourtesy on
his part to seek to curtail Governor Per-
kins' patronage after his own term of Office
had virtually expired, while the proposal
to a Republican Senate OF long list Of
Democrats for Office, was piece of re.
markabl assurance. 1t is fitting that the
incoming Executive should have the undi-
vided responsibility of the appointments
made during his administration, and it
would have been more decorous on the part
Of Mr.. Irwin had he refrained from obtrud-
ing his partisan zeal upon the Senate at
such juncture.