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The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

He came In little late, stepped 10 Without
ringing, and stridlng softly in5o the 1arlor,
dropped into an easy.chair wsst the careless
grace OF a young man who Il, accustomed 10
the programme by Jove,', ne said to the.
figure sitting in the dim obscugity of the sofa
by Jove, [ thought was n8Yer goiag to sae
you alone again. Your mcshpr never goes
away FROM the house nowadays does she.
MinnieT well, not amazingly frequently"
cheerfully replied the old lady from the cola;
Minnie's away 80 much 0f the time low
have TO stay in" In the old hickory at the
end or the house the mcpiug owl complained
to the moon much in Its asual style, TIE katy
dds never sang more clearly a3d the plain
tive cry OF the whippoog-wilI IlIed the night
with poetry. but he dtdn't hear anypf Ii. all
the same. "And, by George" he, said TO a.
friend fifteen minutes later, @if siidn't leaye
my hat on the piano and my cage In the haIl.
I'm goat. Thinx Of EN-? Forget 'emp
Strike me blind II / knew sd any elothes
on at all. What wanted was fresh air. and
I wanted about tAirty acggeg Of It and migbt0 S
quick, too."-IN. Y. World
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
The Republicans Organize the California
Legislature,

SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 5-The Legislature
assembled to-day A fusion was talked of
between the Democrats, Workingmen and
New Constitution Assemhlymen. to organize
the House, but 1t fell through, and On the first
ballot the Repuh leans elected j. II. Cowdery,
of San Francisco, speaker.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
SOME RECENT CRIMES.
Killing Of Notorious Desperate While
Resisting Arrest.

MEMPHIS. Jan. g. Wash Williams, colored,
notorious desperado. who carved two terms
In the penitentiary, was killed to-day at
Brownsville, Tenn, while resisting arrest on
n charge Of burglary. Williams fired three
timee at the officers before they shot him.
MURDER ny UNKNOWN PARTIES IN VIRGINIA.
McGAHEYsv1nbn, Va, Jan. GA murier
was committed near Hopkins's MILL not far
from here. yesterday An old man named
Michael was knocked on the head on the pub
lie road by unknown parties
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
THE Am ERICAN UNION.
The New Telegraph Company Nearly Ready
to Begin Business.
LPhiladelnhia Timas. ]

The American Union Telegraph Company,
the powerful young rival OF the Western
luton, will begin general business operations
In this city within a few days. The central
Office of the company is at the southwest
corner of Chestnut and Third streets. The
operating room, which Is In the third story of
the building, Is admirably adapted for the
purpose and Is provided with all the latest
improved machinery, including duplex and
quadruplex Instruments. A full force Of
operators have been engaged. made up of the
best electric talent In the country, men who
can send and receive anything that can be
transmitted over telegraph wire. Most of
these came direct from the Western Union
Office, and it Is said the latter company will
tiud it difficult to fill their Places as first-class
operators are not SO plenty as might be sup
posed. The new company has already es-
tablished branch offices at the Commercial
Exchange, Maritime Exchange, Continental
Hotel, Market street ferry, at Hood, Bon
bright il Co.'S, Market street. above Eighth !;
at Third and Walnut streets. and In short
time they will have offices at all the principal
points In tie city. The company will work
to all the cities between Omaha, Nebraska
and Portland, Maine, north OF and including
Washington and Louisville, and will strike
all intermediate points of any i'm portance.
During the winter the lines will be pushed
rapidly south OF Washington and Louisville.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

Ioafa Bros. rolling mill. locust Point, wreck
Ing the building and injuring more or loss se-
fiously eleven men. None, however, are
thought. to be fataly hurt. Several small
houses immediately west of the mill were
also considerably damaged by the explosion.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

20 Of this court, if counsel on both side agree
to forego the privileges of oral arsunA ut and
aubmt their case upon printed briefs they
may bring ID before the court ut anS'time
withlntha first ninety days of the term, with
out rnleIanca To its place upon the doeket.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
rhe Races re.aay mt Augusta.

AUGUSTA. Ga. Jan. 5.-Everythng Is in
readiness for the races tomorrow. Fifty
horses are on the grounds. including some OF
the finest runners and trotters In the South
and West. The indications promise fine sport.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
The Pioneer OF "a New Line from Pensa-
cola to cuba.

PENSACOLA, Jan. 5,-The steamship Ellie
Knight cleared for Havana to-day, being the
first OF q regular line between this city, Key
West and Cuba.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

The NewbuFyport Lierr.a tells the follow
ing: ing: While family N this city vera at
greeted by the littla girl Of the family rush
Ing into the room With a live mouse, held ten
DERBY in her hand, just rescued from the FAM
ily cat. %, mammal she exclaimed. just
see the poor hetle mousey; It's too bad 10 let
replied. G, put 1t down again, child, you'll
spol the cat, and she'll never catch any
more Yell, then, answered back the little
one please give me piece OF cheese and let
me feea him before he dies Her heart WAS
| 10 the right place"
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
Death of q No..a -,e, nls fhnser.

New YORK, Jan. 4-Deadhead, the we'll
known steeple chaser, owned by Bennett II
Go, died Of lockiaw On Long island few
days ago
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06

Why does Mr.. Blaine trouble himself to put
on his boots and gird on his sword, inasmuch
as he can file bill to perpetuate testimony
and on that, under the precedent set by Du-
rell in Louisiana. get an Injunction that will
extinguish Garcelon's government at once2
edy certain, he has only to get Mr. Hayes to
send DeTrobriand at the proper time, TO see to
1t that no obnoxious individuals get into the
legislative hall What is the use of prece-
dents, II they are not available In time of
! need5II Washington Post, December 20.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-06
Death or m old romedian.

LOWELL. Jan. 5.-Yaakee Locke, comedian,
died here to-day of typhoid fever, aged sixty
two years.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

A "FEw TATERs. "A pious old
negro, saying grace at table, not
only used to ask blessing upon his
board, but he would also petition
to have some deficient dish supplied.
One day it was known that Cato was
out of potatoes, and suspecting that
he would pray for some at dinner, o
wag provided himself with a small
measure of the vegetables and stole
under the window next to which stood
the table of our colored Christian.
Soon Cato drew up chair and COM
menced, "Oh, Massa Lord, will dow
in dy provident kindness condescend
to bress ebery ting before us and be
pleased to bestow us q few taters--
and all de praise" Here the pota-
toes were dashed upon the table,
breaking dishes and upsetting the
mustard pot. Dems 'em," said
Cato, looking with surprise, "only
Just luff 'em down a leetle easier
next time. ."-Danbury Ne,cs.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

A boil in the kettle is worth two
on your nose.
1t is a poor speller who does mot
keep and ! to business.
Evolutionists may talk, but Adam
was not the prime evil man.
Horatio Seymour was so i'll that he
could not vote on election day.
A pretty actress settled her adver-
tising bill with a Little Rock news
paper by kissing the editor. Arkan-
sas editors don't get very rich, but
they have heap Of fun.
The following verse contains every
letter in the alphabet:
Except with zeal we strive to win
Gods just and holy love,
We cannot conquer strife and sin.
Nor walk with him above.
Rev. DR.. Hall said every blade Of
grass was a sermon. The next day
he was amusing himself by clipping
his lawn, when a parishoner said:
Z" That's right, doctor; cut your SER
mons short"
A girl came up to heavens gate
And said, May come in ."
And good st. Peter told her yes,
II she was free from sin.
She told him all that she had done,
The little sins and great,
And Peter, without looking mp,
Began to slide the gate.
She reached around to catch her train
st. Peter said II swear
I'll bang the gate in that girls face,
For she doth pana her hair"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
English Opinion.


:
The opinions Of leading journals
Of England, viewing Garheld's cleo
ton with oomplacency, are being
telegraphed to and published by Re-
publican papers throughout this
country. Those expressions .of
opinion are being availed Of TO show
what satisfaction Republican success
gives abroad; insuring peaceful rela-
tions, guaranteeing enhanced prices
for our bonds, giving increased rs-
spect for and confidence in our adj
ministration, and affording most 40
ceptible evidence Of the general be-
lief in the stability Of our institu-
tions.
How different was the cue Of all
those papers up to the day Of cleo
ton. England then was sighing and
crying for the election OF Hancock:
she was scattering pamphlets and
spending much gold throughout the
East to accomplish that end, and
that altogether illusory statement
was made the basis of earnest ap-
peals to manufacturers and theig
workmen to vote for Garfield. Now
it turns out that the English press
is well satisfied with the man who
has been elected, and his party or
gans seize upon the fact as q won-
derfulIy important proof that he WAS
the right man to elect. It Hancock
had been elected, the English jour
nails would have been equally COM
plimentary. Their policy is one Of
complacency towards this country.
They would compliment the ex-
pressed will Of this people under al
most any conceivable circumstances.
Their expressions of satisfaction are
to be taken as courtesies to the ma
ton; Just that and nothing more.
If. however, Hancock had. succeed
ed, those courtesies would have been
very differently interpreted. In that
case they would havo been claimed
as proof as sure a. holy writ that
English gold had elected him. Such
is the humbug to which the so-called
independent press resorts il order
to deceive those who do not think
for themselves. Th0se popor1
constantly paying very ln2l
compliments to the intelligence u
their readers. Ergnsiner.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

An intelligent dog had for long
time been sent every morning to a
butcher shop at Logan. Ohio, to
buy meat for himself. He always
brought a fve-cent piece in his
mouth, and laid it down on the
block. One day he deposited dol
lar instead, and wagged his tail with
unwonted vigor, as though expect
ing proportionately larger chunk
of meat. An investigation proved
that his master having gone away he
had broken into the money drawer
! and helped himself to coin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

ANEW York paper says a Berlinin in
ventor has patented q kind of cloth
which is made principally or wholly
out of sponge. The sponges are
first thoroughly pounded and beaten
in order that they may be easily
clsansed of all vegetable or animal
impurities, and they are then dried
and pared in the same manner as q
potato, the parings being sewed to-
gether. The fabric thus formed is
said to have many advantages.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
What Next?
Portland Standard.

AS our age OF electricity and steam
is whirled along, with the power and
velocity peculiar to these forces Of
nature, the public mind has been
struck and startled with wonder and
amazement at the announcements
following each other in rapid success
sion Of the discovery and invention
of the telephone, phonograph and
microphone; and now these wonders
are supplemented by another, if
possible, still more admirable and
amazing. 1t consists Of o remarkable
instrument which Professor Bell has
lately described under the name of
the photophone, and is for the tlans-
mission of sound to distance not
by wires, but-hyperbolical as it
may seem - without any medium
whatever excepting a beam or ray OF
light.
It is said that it consists of an ap-
paratus of extreme simplicity. which
transmits words spoken to it to an
other apparatus equally simple, at q
distance, which receives them, and
that between these points there is
nothing but q ray of light. This in
vention was first displossd by Profess
sor Bell to tho American Association
for the Advancement of Science in
Boston, in which account thereof it
appears that the discovery was made
while experimenting on selenium,
which is u rare elementary substance
classed as a metal, but really not
possessing many metallic qualities;
it belongs to what is known as the
sulphur group of elements, and it
very closely resembles sulphur, and
like it is of oxygen formation and as
sumes different forms and conditions;
for example. like sulphur il melted
and suddenly cooled, it forms a dark
brown, classy mass, and will not
conduct elactHcity; but if allowed
to cool very slowly it will form a
crystalline mass. fof dull, leaden
color, and will then conduct electri-
city to a small extent; yet the first
mentioned classy form of it, after
being exposed for some time to heat
at temperature of boiling water,
slowly passes into the second mem
toned or crystalline form. It was
discovered in 1873 that the cenduc-
tivity of selenium was controlled to a
great extent by light, and that when
in the light it is much better con.
ductor than when in the dark, and
from that time the subject has been
under investigation by scientists. 1t
had been known for some time prior
thereto that beat had considerable
effect on the conductivity Of this &C.
tion of light on selenium, but not
known that light exerted the same
kind of influence, and to the aston
ishment of the world it has been now
proved that while heat d;minishes the
conductivity Of selenium light in
creases it.
The real and plain meaning OF
this new invention. then, is that, by
means of an apparatus simple in Its
arrangement we will be able to hear
shadow, and by this means com-
municate with each other at dis
tance. If it be true, as Professor
Bell affirms, that he can hear through
his telephone the fall of ray OF
light on piece of selenium, the
photophone is an accomplished fact.
What next p?
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

The following rather curious piece
of composition was recently placed
upon the blackboard at n teachers
institute, and n prize of Webster 8
Dictionary offered to any person who
could read it and pronounce every
word correctly. The book was not
carried off, however, as twelve was
the lowest number of mistakes in
pronunt iation made: a sacrileSi-
GUS son of Belial, who exhausted his
finances, in order to make good the
deficit resolved to ally himself to q
comely, lenient and decile young
lady of the Malay or Caucasian race.
lie accordingly purchased calliope
and coral necklack of q chameleon
hue, and securing suit OF rooms at
principal hotel, he engaged the
head waiter as his coadjutor. He
then dispatched letter of the most
unexceptional calliSraphy extant, in
yiting the young lady to matinee.
She revoltcd at the idea, refused to
consider herself sacriticable to his
desires, and sent polite note Of re-
Tusal, on receiving which he procured
% carbine and bowie-knife, said that
lie would not now forge fetters hy-
menial with the queen, went to an
isolated spot, severed his jugular
vein, and discharged the contents of
his carbinc into his abdomen. The
debris was removed by the Coroner. :"
The mistakes in pronunciation were
made on the following words: Sac
religious, Belial, bronchitis, exhaust
cd, finances. deficit, comcly, lenient,
docile, Malay, calliope, chame.e on,
suit, coadiutor, callisraphy, matinee,
sacrifcable, carbiue, hymenial, iso-
lated, juyular and debris. R'hla"d
HrdH.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

The marriage of the Baroness Bur-
dett-C -Coutts and Mr.. Ashmead Bart
lett, which it was rumored was soon
to take place, has not yet been fixed.
and as she is surrounded by many
difficulties, may never occur. The
Baroness is sixty-six while the young
American is only twenty-eight. Her
object in maraying him is to secure
him as heir to her vast fortune.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
New York Star.

MINNESOTA stands firmly on the
side of reputation and Republican
ism. Arkansas, Tennessee and Vir-
ginia have emphasized their honesty
by repudiating the would-be repudi-
ators, who in every instance were
largely made up of Republicans.
The Republicans of Minnesota car
ried the State in 1859 in favor OF
Reputation, and they have kept the
State repudiated ever since.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
OLYMPIA WASHINGTON TERRITORY FRIDAY DECEMBER $780,
the car, scanning the passengers

tne car, scanning tne passenger
close ly.
"Ha! this looks like him." sale
one of them, holding his lantern t
my face.
"Fills the bill exactly" cried tht
other, glancing from me at a paper
in his hand.
"Come, sir" he continued, plac.
ing hand roughly on my shoulder
elf I'm not mistaken it was yo,
who bought the last ticket for thii
train" (
1t was," 1 answered, looking ur
astonished. >
"And paid for it with a twenty
dollar bill," he added, receiving
the change"
l acknowledged the fact, but with
no abatement of surprise.
"That bill" he proceeded, " was
a counterfeit, and we have been tele
srapbed to arrest you"
endeavored to exposulate, and
explained as we'll as my confusion
would permit the circumstance un.
der which I got the note.
CA likely story!" was the sneer'
ing comment: there's so many
good Mr.. Sprues you see going
about lending mouey to total stran.
gers. What did you do with the
change, now?"
" Handed it back to Mr.. Sprue,
1 answered.
GA clever dodge" said one of the
men, as the two exchanged winks.
"Come along!" they Commanded
and without further ceremony 1 was
hustled from the train, dragged to a
neighboring calaboose and locked
up.
Next morning 1 was taken before
ajolly-lookins magistrate whose face
was guaranty that I should at
least have fair hearing.
Well, young gentleman, what
have you to say to this ?" he began.
l was preceding with my story
earnestly when to my great Joy who
should enter but my kind friend,
Rev. Speedwell Sprue, in company
with stranger of very different ap-
pearance.
"Oh, Mr.. Sprue, how glad I am
to see you'll" I exclaimed. "A
word from you viii, clear up this ut4
fortunate affair"
To my great chagrin, Mr.. Sprue,
instead of promptly answering my
appeal, turned aside and quite ig-
nored my presence. But his COM
panion promptly stepped forward.
"Do you recognize this ?" he
asked, placing in my hand an arti-
Gle taken from his pocket.
II do" cried; "it's my own
pocket-book
"Of VIII ich you were robbed by that
person." he replied pointing to the
Reverend Sprue whose real name
is Ahab Dawks, a noted thief and
forger, whom I've been for som G
time looking for. I witnessed his
performance at the depot last night
ana saw now, after stealing yonr
pocket-book, he made you the instru-
ment of putting off a bad note that
he might pocket the change. Though
l m detective. l didn't interfere,
wishing to follow Dawks to the den
in which he works and keeps his
tools, and knowing the worst that
could hanDon would be yOur tenn
porary detention. This morning
L hurried on, with the double pur.
pose of securing your release and
your identification of Mr.. Dawks."
was too late to see the turkey in
his glory but Polly, bless her.-had
saved me up nice piece, and the
story of my adventure was the event
of that Th thanksgiving night. Every.
body laughed but Polly, who-agair
bless her! was quite indignant al
the wrongs which l had suffered.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

A little girl who was much petted
said: =" L like sitting on gentlemen''
knees much better than on ladies'
don't you, MAJ"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

TAKE away the self-conceited and
there will be elbow room in the
world.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

THERE is in Illinois an ordinance
prohibiting, under penalty, any ply
slclan from prescribing Intoxicating
liquor to u person in good health
and the Supreme Court of that State
has recently held that the ordinance
Is valid.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

WHEN lie is exploded there are
enough people to so around and
pick up the pieces.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

IT is now proposed by some of the
" snobs' in the East; and advocated
by same newspapers of like ilk, to
establish pension of $50, 900 year
for the oldest ex-President of the
United States-the oldest in point
of time, being preferred to the most
aged. This pension would, of course,
fall alone to General Grant during
his lifetime; he being the only ex-
President now living. 1t seems to
us, that if these liberal hearted peo-
pie, wish to throw their money
around in the shape of pensions, it
would come much nearer the term
charity" if they would give it to
the thousands of poor orphans and
helpless widows of our country.
But probably Grant and his friends
think that The poor we always
have with us.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

THE PRoyUNcI\rIoN OF "U". Nine
ty-nine out of every hundred North
erners will say institoot instead of
institute, dooty for duty-a perfect
rhyme to the word beauty. They
will call new and news, moo and noos
and so on through the dozens and
hundreds of similar words. Not n
dictionary in the English language
authorizes this. In student and
stupid, the gu" has tho same sound
as in cupid. and should not be pro-
nounced stoodcnt and stoopil, as SO
many teachers ere in the habit of
sounding them. 1t Is vulgarism to
call door Il doah-as we all admit
isn't it as much of Il vulSarism to
call newspaper n noospaper? One
vulgarism is Northern and the other
Southern, that's the only difference.
When the London Punch wishes to
burlesque the pronunciation of SER
xvants it makes them call the duke
the dook, the tutor the tooter, and a
tube toob. You never find the
best Noltherners, such as Wendell
Phillips, George William Curtis,
Emerson, Holmes, and the men OF
that class, saying moo for new, Toos-
day for Tuesday, avenoo for avenue,
or cllling dupe y doop. 1t is a
fault that II southernor never falls
into. He has slips enough of anoth.
er kind, but he doesn't slip on the
long u" AS many of our teachers
have never had their attention called
to this, hope they will excuse this
notice. Nrw HorA Weekly Reriew.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

WILL you and your son occupy
one room? 2" asked hotel clerk of a
woman Of thirty-fve, who arrived at
Omaha with boy of sixteen.
"This is not my son. she said with
emphasis, Z" but my husband. We
are on our bridal tour"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03

hcpublc mind is educated quick
ly by events, slowly by arguments.