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Year: 1879

I" Members OF House and Senate.
Before leaving tonight be sure and get a
small basket of assorted fruit and a box of
candy for the loved ones at home at Smiths
Tropical, Third street.
Year: 1879

A number of medical students in Indianapolis recently undertook to make victim of professional "resur. rectionist." They told him that they had secured body and asked him to remove it from it's hiding place. The supposed corpse in the bag was live medical student. The students pointed out the spot where the bag was con- cealed, and the professional threw the bag over his shoulder and and set ont for the college. The corpse, with no knowledge of his whereabouts, straight ened out just as his bearer was crossing the canal. With rare presence of mind the intended victim of the joke heaved his burden over the bridge into the water and calmly walked on. Had not the companions of the unfortunate fellow rushed to his rescue there wo uld have been a "sure enough" corpse in the party.
Year: 1879

Experiments recently made on the Lake Shore Railroad prove that petro- leum can be successfully used as fuel for comotives with great saving of money, besides doing away with the smoke and ciuders.
Year: 1879

THERE is but one real cure for badness CAROLINE, a deodorized extract of petroleum, 8 natural Hair Restorer. As recently inn proved, CAROLINE is free from any objection. The best hair dressing known,
Year: 1879

LOUISIANA votes for President this year. That is to say, the Legislature will have the power under the Constitu- ton about to be voted on to choose the Presidential electors, and it is expected that the power will be exercised,
Year: 1879

IN SPITE of the sharpcst rivalry, tho est. Nicholas Hotel of New York, has retained it's pristine importance, and has the most pow erful hold on the public. The rates have been reduced in accordance with the times, but the standard of the hotel has been even made higher than before. A restless ambition to make this the perfection of modern hotels has kept up the rank to the highest and no public house is more quoted at home and abroad. Table, apartments furniture and attendance, are simply beyond criticism -Eoening Post.
Year: 1879

Parboil fifty of the freshest of extra prime oysters, not in water, but in their own juice. One good scald is sufficient, Remove the scum and strain off all the juice. Put in a hot tureen, which cover
Year: 1879

Take your scallop shell or dish and butter and bread it, using only the sweetest of bread crumb and butter. On this place layer of extra primes. Sea- son with pepper and salt. Add another layer of oysters. Bread crumb and but ter and season again. Add third layer of oysters. Also little butter and a dash of cayenne pepper and the liquor of the oysters. Place in the oven and allow to remain twenty minutes. Have in readiness very hot shovel. Hold this over the top until it is deepened to the rich brown of good toast or a cup pound cake. Add dash of homemade wine.

 For small patty pan scallops prepare as directed above, and instead of baking in one large scallop shell or dish, bake in cunning little patty-pans.
Year: 1879

It is only about six months ago that

 the COrbin Brothers first visited Arizo

 na. After a careful examination of the districts south and east of Tucson

 they fixed upon Tombstone as their chosen field for mining operations

 Arrangements were soon perfected

 with MT. Richard Gird, ex-Goyernor

 Stafford, MT. J. s. Vosburg and others,

 by which the famous Tough Nut, the Lucky Cuss and several other valuable mines became the property of the Tombstone Mill and Mining Company, and ten-stamp mill was immediately ordered from San Francisco. A saw mill was brought into the country and set up in the Huachuca mountains for the puspOse of furnishing lumber for the quartz mill. Every pIece of this ten-stamp mill has been laid down at the mill-site on the San Pedro The necessary lumber for the mill and mill building has also been delivered, and, as we said last week, only little time and muscle is needed to set the mill running. We hope within another month to give our readers a pleasant article regarding the first run in this new mill.

 But we have not yet touched upon the subject in mind when we began this squib. The COrbin Brothers have just sent another mill to Arizona This time fifteen-stamp mill, the property of the Corbin Mill and Mining Com pany. We may remark, however, that the Tombstone and Corbin mill com panies are backed by the same capital. The Corbin fifteen stamp mill arrived at the end of the railroad last week and will be forwarded to the Tomb Tombstone District, with as little de- lay as possible. The stamps weigh nearly 500 pounds each and there is a siXty-horse power boiler and six Wheel CT pans with the mill

 The sound of these twenty-five stamps in the Tombstone country will be music to the miners ears, and the stream of bullion they will produce will give our eastern journals another opportunity to spread themselves on ArizOna's greatness. '
Year: 1879

lead them to cling to the Democratic party
and obey its caucus, no matter what IL may
do. These men, fanatical SOuthernerS OF
Democrats, will vote for financial measures
which they know to he wrong, IN ORDER I'D
gain ends for which they are ready to sacl-
flee everything else, just rs few faha'icaI
Grecnbacll men, formerly Republicans, vote
with the Solid South for measures which they
know to be revolutionary and dangerous III
order to help forward financial schemes
Whether there are any hard-money Demo-
Gratis who will not thus surrender their con-
victions to their partisanship the event must
show.


The votes will prove that the Democratic
party is practically united in hostility to the
public credit and the resumption OF specie
payments, as the Republican party is prac-
tcally united in defence of honest money ana
public faith. Moreover. the votes Will put
the brand of hypocrisy and dishonor upon
those Democrats who have been pretending 10
resist the repudating spirit of their party, III
the hope that 1t might be kept in the back
ground until after the election. Finally, the
record will prove that the repudlaung ten
dency has its citadel and chief strength IN
the Solid South. AS long as an aggressive
and revolutionary South rules the Democratic
party, so long every increase OF Democratic
power must be dangerous to the pubic credlt
and the National prosperity.
Year: 1879

river was constantly rising. and that in times of
flood II often brimmed over and moisteued tho
parchrd slopes Of the waste The old
channel can still be traced. and but lit
tie damming and digging would be needed
to turu the food of cool water from the melting
SHOWS into the bed Of the vanished sea.
This would mako fresh water lake instead Of
an arm Of the Gulf Evaporation would probably
exceed the supply That IL, tho basin might mover
be completely filed. But the lake would be large
one and If all the happy consequences predicted dad
not follow. tie canal IN ght be- added to Restore the
original conditions as far practicable. The phys
zeal questions suggested by the scheme are cer-
tainly interesting. There are international ques-
tions too which need to be discussed before tho
plan can be carried out, and perhaps Governor Ere
will be many older before the tides will
ebb and flow IN his desert sea.
Year: 1879

Speaker Randall could not have done much
better perhaps in selecting his committees.
with the material which the tisSue-ballotS III
large part. gave him and yet it might almost
be said that he could not have done much
worse. He might have given the minority
better representation five members out OF
fifteen in the Committee on Election is rather
slim showing for a minority which Is
about as large as it can he without
becoming a majority. He might have
been less deferential to the initiation sentiment
of the House. though he is, OF course, bound
to recognize it, aud might have given lis more
than two haTd-mOney men IN a Committee OF
eleven members on Banking and Currency


He might have spared US the spectacle Of the
demagogue Wright at the head of the Commit
tee on Labor IN the place of Abram >. Hewitt.
He might have saved the industries OF the
country from another two years of Mr. Fer
nando Woods tariff torment. But there are
some things to be said IN favor of his work. He
has strengthened the Committee on Appropna-
tiOns by wise additions from both parties
he has given the best men in the minority
the places for which they were best fitted;
he has labored with a vast mass OF unprOnIs-
inc material with fair success. And his APP
pointment of General Bragg az Chairman of
the Committee on War Claims, though mani
festy intended for political effect, must be
highly commended as public act. What
sort of a Committee General Bragg is eX-
pectcd 10 hold in remains to be seen.
Year: 1879

1t ought 10 add much to the force and
meaning Of the great Christian feast Of to-
morrow to know that it dates back TO the be-
ginning Of tho world. The Pagan Egyptian
end Persian and Norseman. knowing nothing
of God or of each other, all had eyes and in
Year: 1879

hibitors actually objected to the award OF q
prize to a dog which weighed less than five
pounds and was the property of lady. 1t
seems that the question of weight was a
vital one, and this rude and ungallant pro-
testant sought to show that the dog weighed
more than five pounds, and, therefore, dld
not belong TO the class in which he
had been placed. 1t is hardly necessary
though chivalry be dead, to show that TINS
is not the sort of a thing to which lazy
ought to be subjected hut would real man
treat a dog, that weighed only five pounds
in this way ? How pleasant it is to be able
to announce that the five-pOund dog not only
conclusively proved his innocence but put his
accuser to flight by demonstrating his weight
the doe's-to have been three whole ounces
less than five pounds before he entered the
show. Thus the dog show ends-as all shows
shoud-with virtue trOtting away with the
prize.


Those who have been declaring during the
past year that prices of real estate IN TINS
city had reached their lowest point, and that
an upward movement was to be expected, now
find their predictions justified. There can De
no question that there has been movement
in real estate, beginning soon after January
/. and accelerating as the year advanced
Resumption is no doubt one cause of the i'm
provement. and an influential One rapid tran
sit Is another, and perhaps the most power
full of all. But whatever the influences are
that have brought about the change, the fact
that there is a change for the better is, for
tunately, beyond dispute. The succession OF
talks with rcal-estate owners and deal
ers, presented on another page, neces-
saTilv embodies sanguine view OF the
market; but no one can read their statements
without seeing that there is solid foundation
for their hopes Building has taken new
start in all classes of dwellings, from those
intended for the very rich to those intended
for the very poor, and houses and lots are
sold now at prices which they have not been
able to command at any previous time since
the panic made itself felt. While the owners
of real estate are gratifed to find that the
terrible depreciation of their property Is ilkely
to be retrieved, in part, and that rents have
ceased to fall. the tenant class look forward
TO the erection of numberless cheap dwellings
on the upper end of the Island and above 1t,
which the elevated roads will render easily
accessible. In all respects, The real estate
outlook encourages belief i'll increased pros
perity for the city.
Year: 1879

Here's another item TO swell the Deficiency
bill which will be needed TO defray the ex-
penses of the extra session. Chalmers Is COM
pelled to hire gang of men, women. and
children TO fold the speeches which are
printed and piled mp in the Document Room.
The present force Of folders is already half a
million speeches behind. and only one bill has
been talked through the House.


The Western Union Telegraph Company
has raised again the issue of strict privacy
for telegrams. and has appealed from an ad-
verse judicial decision given at st. Louis.
The telegraph company is not dealing with
timid Legislature thls time, and the prospect
is that this important question, which the
company is apparently SO anxious TO test
will be pressed to final settlement.


Finding that "mixed occupation" would
entail many yexstious details, the British
Government now proposes substantially that
AlekO Pacha shall be made Governor OF
Eastern Roumelia, and that otherwise matters
shall remain "a they are in that Province for
another year. In this way Lord BeacOnsiield
strives 10 defer the settlement of a trouble
some question 10 more propihous time Of
course, he does 10 al the expense OF the
Turk, who, after tho lapse of year. Will he
practically powerless 10 reclaim the lost
Province.


Dr. Watts should have lived until yesterday
TO witness the peaceful close Of the dog show,
so far as the dogs were concerned, and TO
note the fact that what little quarreling there
was took place among their masters. There
WAS not great deal of that, however. There
were but two dozen protests presented against
the hundreds of decisions rendered by the
Judges, and twenty Of these were dismissed with
out consideration. In Que of the four remain
ing cases there seems 10 have been displayed an
ertrsvagance Of jealousy and male meauness
which might have served for text for DI.
Watts himself. One Of the masculine ex-
Year: 1879

As a rule, every letter, unless insult
ing in its character, requires an answer.
To neglect to answer letter, when
written to, is as uncivil as to neglect to
reply when spoken to.


In the reply acknowledge first the
receipt of the letter, mentioning its date,
and afterwards consider all the points
requiring attention.


If the letter is to be brief, commence
sufficiently far from the top of the page
to give nearly equal amount of blank
paper at the bottom of the sheet when
the letter is ended.


Should the matter in the letter contin-
ne beyond the first page, it is well to
commence q little above the middle OF
the sheet, extending as far as necessary
on the other pages.


It is thought impolite to use a half
sheet of paper in formal letters. As a
matter of economy and convenience for
business purposes, however, it is custom
ary to have the card Of the business man
printed at the top of the sheet, and
single leaf is used.


In writing a letter, the answer to
which is of more benefit to yourself than
the person to whom you write, inclose
a postage stamp for the reply.


Letters should be as free from era
sures, interlineations, blots and post
scripts as possible. 1t is decidedly bet
ter to copy the letter than to have these
appear


A letter of introduction or recon-
mendatiOn, should never be sealed, as
the bearer to whom it is given ought to
know the contents.-HilE'S Manual Of
Social and Business Forms.
Year: 1879

The popular opinion is that the


elephant can use its trunk for any pur-
pose, from picking up needle to drag
ging cannon from bog. According
to Mr.. Sanderson, who has charge of
one of the Government catching estab-
lishments in India, this opinion is found
ed entirely on imagination. "An ele-
phant,n he says, "might manage the
former feat, though l doubt it; the


latter he would not attempt" The
chief use of the trunk, a delicate and
sensitive organ, is to procure food and
water for the animal, and to convey them
to its mouth. 1t also warns them Of
danger by the sense of smell and touch.
The elephant never uses his trunk for
rough work, and rarely for striking a
man or other elephants. When the
elephant is engaged in such work as
dragging timber, it takes the threefeet
rope attached to the log between its
teeth. Then, raising one end clear ofthe
ground, it half-dragS and half-carries
the log away. A light log is held in the
mouth, as dog does a stick, and the
trunk is used to help balance it. Male
elephants carry the log on their tuskS if
it is not too heavy. If a heavy piece Ct
work is to be done, the elephant does ii
by pushing with his head or feet, or by
drawing in harness. To start a heavy
load, the elephant throws himself into
the harness-colar far beyond his center
Year: 1879

of gravity. If that does not start it, he
kneels and bends forward until he
almost rests on his forehead. In drink
ing, the elephant fills about fifteen inch
es of his trunk with water Then, curl
inc it backwards, he blows the water
into his mouth. If an accident should
injure the trunk 50 as to prevent it con-
veying the water, the elephant drinks
by wading into the water and immers-
INC the mouth.
Year: 1879

We often read of the sagacity of
dumb animals, especially of the dog,
how he will drive cattle home, or out
of the door yard, or drive uuarreling
cats out of the neighborhood. We
have heard of a remarkable dog who
would look knowingly when told not
to touch piece of meat, and when
his masters back was turned would
devour it without any compunction
of conscience apparently. But the
story we are about to tell is without
parallel in history. "A dog was locked
in room while the folks were away,
and i'll an unaccountable way quilt
on the bed took fire. The intelligent
brute seemed to realize the condition
of affairs and quickly seized the quilt
with his teeth and ran out doors with
It, Strange as it may seem the dog
brought II small pail of water that
was near, in his teeth, and overturned
it on the burning quilt, thereby ex-
tingushing the flames. After finish
ing this, he wiped his hind feet Wig
orously, growled two or three times,
looked up the road and went back
into the house. We don't believe
this.
Year: 1879

Winter wheat on the Sound looks
wslL and is from twelve to fifteen
inches high on the upland ground
we'll covered. Spring will be late in a
good many localities, although hope
for late fall crop. Land designed
for spring grain has been too wet in
many places for sowing.
Year: 1879

Russian grain crops are said to be
suffering from the ravages of small
insect which propagates very rapidly.
1t is the same insect for which, two
years ago, reward of ten kopecks
was offered for every quart collected,
and ten million roubles paid out in
accordance with this offer. One third
of the entire wheat crop of Southern
Russia is now threatened. Very lit
tie is yet known of the habits or GUS
toms of the insect.
Year: 1879

CHARLESTON, s. G., May 18.-Chief Justice
Waite and Circuit Judge Bond arrived here
this morning. They will preside at the OPEN
ing OF the United States Court, which prom
ises to be an interesting session. The cases
tnat are to be tried involve questions of vital
Importance to leading railroads. Ex-Gov.
Chamberlain and ex-United States Attorney
Corbin are the leading counsel In the cases.
The former has already arrived in the city
and the latter will probably arrive tomorrow.


The first case to be tried Is that OF the
GreenyiIIe and Columbia Railroad, In which
Chamberlain represents Freeman Clark and
other holders OF bonds guaranteed by the
State. He will move for the United States
Court to take jurisdiction In the case and
yacate the appointment OF Gen. Connor by
the State court as receiver.


In the South Carolina railroad case mo-
ton will be made to vaeate the appointment
Of J H. Fisher as receiver on the ground that
Judge Bond, who made the appointment at
Baltimore had no right to make an appoint
nent outside of this State. Motions will also
be made for the payment of interest on the
undispHted bonds Of the road also to set
aside the injunction granted by Judge Bond
with regard to the hypothecated bonds and
syndicate coupons, and also to require the
present receiver to give a new bond, with
sufeties residing within South Carolina


motion will also be made by the attorneys
OF the trustees of the Blue Ridge Railroad to
set aside the sale of that road.


The Wilmington, Colum bia and Augusta
Railroad and Port Royal Railroad will also
figure In court.
Year: 1879

THURSDAY. August 7--6 p. M


In point OF activity and general tendency to-days
stock market q repetition of yesterdays. except
that the fluctuations were more rapid and greater
and more general decline in prices was recorded at
the close. The drop ranged from = to lh below
opening rates. further fall is looked for. In tho
early dealings prices advanced = to Ia per cent but
SO many sellers were market that the increase
was soon again. From this point until the close
the speculative ship alternately rose and fell upon
quick choppine seas. making everybody on ooara
decidedly weak-knecd and quamsh, AMI before she
came to anchor for the day many hsstened to aban-
don her at a pretty heavy loss to themselves ana
with the effect of demoraaizog great proportion OF
their late fellow passengers. The telegraph STOCKS
exception to the general rule. western Union
marking gain of "a for the day. and Atlantic and
Pacific an advance Of 4. Chicago and Alton went
up / per cent; Rock Island. 1s. and Pacific
Mail displaying unwonted activity, advanced "a.
Among tho stocks that fell off Delaware and Lacka-
wana was conspicuous at a decline of rs Wabash OF
TX and Lake Shore losing =. although n above the
closing price later offered for the latter stock on
The street With respect to the grangers. which were
30 long i'll the of the advancing army they were
weaker and the impression is that the operators
have sucked all the juice out OF that orange and are
now quietly waiting to see what will become OF the
rhind in its present hands. 1t is pretty generally
conceded that the big operators ''uuloaded" some
days ago aud that those stocks in the hands
of the outside public. At least large bear firm
is known to have reserved block of them to huri
upon the market the moment it shall show signs OF
breaking Some. however. insist that the present is
but a temporary reaction and that the march to
higher figures will be resumed Meanwhile
the great OF spectators are posed, puzzled
and perplexed." and their indecsion is reflected in
the of the market In relation to the trouble
about the Erie certificates, referred to yesterday
President Ives OF the Stock Exchange. has referred
the question the Stock List Committee, and their
report will be submitted to the Governing Commit
tee for definite action in the promises.


The extreme fuctuaton in the prices Of leading
stocks is shown in the following table,
Year: 1879

Some Of the Democratic aruraI
.roOsters are pitching into the into
the Cincinnati Enquirer, charging
that paper with being largely re-
sponsible for the defeat Of the party
in the late canvass. The Chilicotba
Advertiser, Butler County Democrat
and Waverly Waterman, Gray,
Blanche and Sweetheart, Join in
the cry. The Butler Co. Democrat
says:


"The Enquirer is the most reck-
less political hereto in seventeen
States, and the sooner the Demo
cratic party repUdiates the doctrines
1t persists n preaching the sooner it
will prosper as an organization"


And thus the Waverly Watchman.


ave have always believed that
Iilden would have carried Ohio,
easily, had it not been for the En-
quirer, and we know that it is main
ly due to the course Of the Enquirer
that the Democracy have been placed
so hopelessly in the minority in
Hamilton county. The fact Of the
business is, the Enquirer cares more
for the success Of the Enquirer
than it does for the success Of the
Democracy.
Year: 1879

The Ohio correspondent Of the N.
Y. Graphic thinks, and so do We,
that one cause Of the great RepubT-
can victory was,


4. The tremendous personal cam
paign which Foster made. He visit
ed every county in the State and
made over one hundred and twenty
speeches, and also did an immense
amount Of buttOnhOling in doubtful
localities.


There are few men who have the
physical endurance to go through
such an arduous campaign and come
out with health unimpaired. It was
fortunate thing for the Republicans
that Foster was nominated instead
of Judge Taft, who is too old to have
made @ vigorous canvass.