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Year: 1879

MIR. George Hanney. who was found
dead on his bed, at Gazza. was remark
able Tor his habitual drowsiness. He
could sleep at any time, In any place.
and in almost any circumstances. 1t is
said that he often dropped off into a
sound sleep while standing at his Isom,
and even fall over on the loom would
not awaken him. He has also been
known to fall asleep with one foot on the
hub OF his wagon-wheel, while trying to
get into the wagon. Sometimes while
driving he would 60 to sleep and fall off
his scat. Many other instances coald be
cited in illustration of this striking char
acterlstic of the man. AS he was only
partially undressed when found living on
the bed this morning, it is supposed That
he fell asleep before he had an oppor-
tunity to take off all his clothes.- Prov
idence Journal.
Year: 1879

But tell you, good HaUkeye, this is
the country for floods. We can beat
them in Iowa on tornadoes, but if you
want to get up flood you want to come
on here and organize your troops. When
they get up big flood here it draws
bic houses every time. The doors
aren't open ten minutes before the
house is crowded and there is q jam for
the standing room. 1t seems to me that
west of Rome, this morning, the train
ran ten miles through q perfect waste
of waters, farms and fences submerged !;
every little creek spreading out wider
than the Mississippi; dampness and
desolation in every direction as far as
the eve could reach. | used to think
our own little Hawkeye Creek could get
up flood that could compete for the
blue ribbon. Alas! its education lacks
the New York finish. If it had been
here last night and wanted to take part
in the grand aquarium spectacular en-
tertainment the management would
have made a supe of it and detailed it
to 90 off and fill some little back yard
drain tile and 60 sputtering obscurely
and harmlessly down some lonely alley,
while the stars ran away with thirty or
forty miles of railroad track and spread
themselves out all over the country as
though America had general rneumat-
ism and they were universal aqueous
plasters. .-BWdette
Year: 1879

The hard times in Berlin are large
ly due to the wide investment in second
mortgages five years ago, a vast num-
ber of which have terminated lately.
House owners can not get cent from
their property, and are obliged to sell
their houses by auction. This ends in
a deficiency even in the case OF good
mortgages. Again, those who invested
in joint stock companies frequently find
their shares worth but half what they
were. This causes thousands to reduce
their expenses to the lowest point, and
consequently all classes suffer.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The president
was received at the universal peace union
to-day and in reply to an address said:
1T is hardly to be expected | should
make any formal reply to the address Just
delivered to me or remarks just made, as
matter of course and as reply on a mat
ter of such Importance should, to be OF
value, be carefully and maturely consid
cred, as | have not yet given this subject
careful consideration and not caring to re :
ply on the spur of this moment l will not
make any formal answer. will say, how
ever, that with the general sentiment
which is the foundation of all such move
ments. | am heartily in favor OF it. That
is perhaps all | should say. | am very
glad to have net you"


The delegates wished the president to
understand that his prevention of en-
croachment on the lands Of Indians in the
Territory and the observance of treaties
with the Inians meet with the strong sup
port and appreciation of all we'll disposed
people of the country.


The president said it is certainly gratlh-
cation to me to know you take sides with
us in that matter. The stand We
have taken will be made fact
The question of how to deal with the 10
dians is always one of difficulty, and i
should be met honestly and with integrity
| In carrying out our treaties with them the
God-given golden rule should be our guido
in dealing with them: do unto the weak
er nation as we would have the stronger d
unto US. The visitors then retired.
Year: 1879

opposing the passage of the army appro-
priation bill with it's provisions for the
repeal of the United States election laws;
that the United States election statutes
having reference to the election of
members Of Congress should not be re-
pealed


Mr.. Shaw. of the Committee on Canals,
presented the following which was also
adopted:


ResolUed, That we heartily approve of
the action Of Senator Logan iQ his recent
controversy With Representative Lowe,
That heretofore having demonstrated his
courage on many a hard-fouRht battle
field it is not now necessary for him TO re-
sort to the false and demoraIizing duel's
code of the South to vindicate either his
honor or his courage, and we recognize the
attitude of Senator Logan,as courage far
higher and more commendable than any
be could display 10 accepting challenge OF
meeting his antagonist on any falsely call
ed field Of honor.
Year: 1879

There is no doubt in our mind, after pc
ruEing the testimonials, and investigating
the merits of PUTNAM's hot forged and
pointed horse shoe nails, which
are guaranteed not to split and silver in
driving, that they are superior to others.
Consequently are indispensable in every
blacksmith's forge throughout the length
and breadth of the land. Owners of horses
should insist upon having them used in
shoeing in preference to cold rolled iron
cut mails, which lame horses. The Put
nam nail is the cheapest and best horse
shoe nail. and you get from 45O to 800
nails more in box than Of any other
make.
Year: 1879

The report Of the Hospital Committee of
the State Charities Aid Association is an i'm
portant document, very unlikely to receive
from the public the attention it deserves, or
to have much influence in iurthering the
correction of the evils it points out. They
who dip into publications of this nature do
not feel themselves affected personally by
any statements Of the conditions of edifices
mainly prepared for the reception OF public
paupers, and they who are practically inter-
ested in the condition of Bellevue Hospital,
whether as patients or physicians, are the
least influential portions Of the community
and the last to be considered in pub
lie action on topics Of this nature.
Bellevue Hospital is a disgrace to the
city, but then the city has so many dis
graces that if they are to be corrected by
the radical processes that would be neces-
sary in this case, we should, perhaps, pre-
fer to begin elsewhere. 1t is shameful that
our only great public hospital should be
such a nest OF pestiferous accumulations as
Bellevue certainly is. But there is only one
remedy-to pull it down and build another
and the people who have to pay the bills
would ultimately regard that process as
worse than the existing shame.
Year: 1879

If the ranks Of the public pedestrians
continue to fill during the year Mt the rate
at which they have increased in the past
become the path over which humanity will
pass to many Of its long deferred goals. 1t
stands to mathematical reason that when a
set Of men and women that in one week
may be counted on the fingers increase
week later by scores, and in the next by
hundreds, it will be only matter of a
month or two before oil the ablo-bodicd
men, women and children in the country
will be on the track, and leave nobody but
cripples to sit in the spectators seats and
take in the gate money. The moral gain to
the country would be simply enormous.
II would relieve the crowds on the Third
avenue al" and take tho pickpockets
of the surface road on the same thorough
fare; deprive every dyspcptic preacher of
q leading cause Of poor sermons and thin
congregations; give members Of boards of
education some new ideas upon tho uses of
pure air; keep tho Police Commissioners
apart long enough to mako n desirable
break in the decentralization which is pecu-
liar to any organization with disordcrcd
head; secure TO every person a clean path
under foot, which is more than can ever bo
hoped for from the Street Cleaning Com
mission; keep Mayor Cooper and ex-Comp-
troller Green apart long enough to give the
former chance to devise some sorely
needed reforms OF city affairs; keep lcgisla-
tive fingers out OF the municipal pie, and
prevent n quorum, and, consequently. un-
seemly partisan squabbles in Congress. In
view of all these possibilities the tramping
craze rises from being an affair OF the sole
beneath to n frenzy Of the noblcr soul
within.
Year: 1879

The east side travellers were well pleased
yesterday to witness the breaking OF
ground on Division and Allen Streets


between the Bowery and First avenue,
for the construction of the Metropol-
itan East Side 81" Railroad. 1t will be
seen from our report Of the interest
ing event that the work is to be pushed
forward with the same commendable vigor
that marked the construction Of the Sixth
avenue line, and that no effort will be
spared by the company or the contractors
to complete the road by next autumn. 1t
has been feared that some delay might be
occasioned on Second avenue in conse-
quence of an existing contract for repaving
that street, but it seems reasonable that the
Commissioner Of Public Works would pre-
fer, and indeed require, that the founda-
tions for the IL" road should all
be dug and completed before the
new pavement is laid. The pub
lie will feel full confidence that
there will be no unnecessary delay in
the construction Of tho Second avenue
IL, and those who travel on the east side
will look anxiously for its completion.
There is business enough for both the east
side roads, and the new line will be great
public convenience and advantage.
Year: 1879

With the stables attached to the Gaff,
Fleischmann a. Co. distilleries radical and
proper steps have been taken in virtue of
the authority given TO the Governor to deal
with such pest places. Cattle actually
diseased are killed and sent to the knacker
establishments as offal, and cows, now
we'll, but which have been SO much in con-
tact with the infected animals that their
contamination is certain, are sent to be
killed for butchers meat, while all stables
in which the unclean animals have been
housed will be burned. Doubtless the
little fishes in Newtown Greek, into whose
odorous realm the whole product of swill
milk has been poured lately. will rejoice
exceedingly when it is oil over; and the little
children of two great cities may have in the
summer that is before them such a
chance for healthy food as they have
not had, in their whole lives be-
fore. Everybody has good reason to
rejoice ut this benefit incidental to the de-
struction made necessary by the cattle dis
ease, which of course is very different
thing from rejoicing in that calamity ITSELF
Let us hope that the Governors commits
sioners will be equally thorough in their
methods with all the stables they may find
of the same character. Probably il they do
we may one of these days be able to con-
gratulate the public upon the actual ami
hilation of the swill milk traffic. Should
this traffic be thoroughly stopped for time
great deal of the difficulty of dealing with
it would be overcome, for good milk would


get generally into the market and the
dealers would find their interest in keeping
the other Out
Year: 1879

be secured? First, if we are to get rid


of this abominable system the poorer


classes must be provided with other


homes. Next, when other homes are
supplied legislation must sweep out
of existence all places not fit for
human habitation. The solution of the
first problem is easy enough. Rapid transit
has liberated the working classes from par
ticular districts, and there is plenty of
ground in the upper part of the
city that can De leased on twenty
years leases aud covered with comfort
able, cheap dwellings for one or two
families at good profit to the investor.
In London such dwellings are plentiful at
from fifteen pounds to thirty pounds an
nual rent. Here they might command
little higher rates, say from one hundred to
two hundred and fifty dollars year, and
yet be as cheap as the present tenement
house lodgings and within the means Of
the laboring classes. The liberal profits
made by the tenement house landlords are
guarantee that such an investment would
pay. But we must get rid of tho present
vile places by legislation, to prevent an
attempt to retain the tenants by lowering
the rents and to guard against the indiffer-
ence of those whom habit might induce to
live on in filth and vice. Legislation can
sweep them away, for the highest duty OF
the lawmaker is to prevent crime and to
protect the people from the evils of pauper-
ism and vice. It is absurd to say that such
legislation would be an attack on property.
The owners of this tenement house property
have made an attack on the owners of
all other property by impairing the health
Of the city, increasing its crime and i'm
morality, swelling its pauperism and en-
larging its debt and taxation. We insist,
therefore, that laws should be enacted
which, from their stringent sanitary pro-
visions, would compel the alteration Of our
Objectionable tenement houses or their
destruction.


The excellent movement started last Sun
day in several of the churches to aid in the
overthrow of the tenement house evil will
do much good. The powerful influence Of
the ministry cannot be directed toward any
more praiseworthy object. 1t can, also, rs
was suggested at some of the meetings,
undo the mischief already done by
visiting the tenement houses and urg-
ing the inmates to habits of cleanliness,
sanitary precautions and better care of their
children's health. In such work the ladies
will be most useful allies, while the clergy,
by enlisting in it at this time. will evince
I'd fr,rt bo xvhi oh
to them from many hearts to take once
more active and earnest interest in the well
fare of the poor and to make an effort to
win back the affection and confidence of the
people.
Year: 1879

The bill to reduce the legal rate Of in
terest in this Stnte to six. per cent has been
ordered TO third reading in the Senate.
1t is proper measure, rs there is no reason
why New York should adhere to rate of
interest higher than is warranted by the
present value Of money and in excess oftho
legal rate in many other States. But why
not 80 further and abolish the absurd
and inconsistent usury laws altogether,
allowing tho rate of interest to be fixed
by special contract at whatever the
money may be worth to the borrower, and
making six per cent the legal rate of inter-
est only in the absence OF such contract
Public sentiment has long condemned re-
striction on the trade in money, and IL
would be easy to show that the borrowers
would be vastly more benefited than the
lenders by the abolition of the usury laws.
II the Six Per Cent bill passes the Senate it
should be amended by the House in tho
manner we suggest, II only to elicit discus
sion and test the sense OF the Legislature on
the subject.
Year: 1879

The Senate has refused, by vote Of 81
to 81, to strike out the addition to the Army
Appropriation. bill known as the Butler
amendment. The provision, it will be re-
membered, opens the telegraph lines owned
or leased and run by the several rail-
roads to public use, allowing them
to do private business the same
as regular telegraph company. This
insures the retention Of the provision
in the bill. and may possibly prevent the
creation of a telegraph commission. As
there are several other points involved in
the scope OF the proposed commissions in
quiry. however, besides the simple one of
monopoly or no monopoly. it is to be hoped
that the bill for its creation may yet receive
favorable action.
Year: 1879

The NORTHWEST is determined that the East
and South shall not monopolizc the centennial
business Vncennes to-day celebrates the one
hundredth anniversary of her capture by the
Revolutionary forces
Year: 1879

The LAWYERS who complain Of the exaction
Of illegal fees by the county officers here ought
to live on the other side Of the East River.
According TO the petition to Governor Robinson
Brooklyn's County Clerk is ahead in this line of
business,
Year: 1879

The OBsEQUIEs OF Bishop FOLEY in Baltimore
yesterday were OF most impressive character.
In his death the Catholic Church in this country
has lost one Of her most Jealous and devoted
Year: 1879

There is no longer room TOR douh.
that the cattle disease. X nown as pleuro.
pneumonia exists very extensively in
and around New York, but what is far
more serious, is rapidly extending in
all directions. Deaths OF ANIMALS are
brought to public notice daily, and the
disease seems to be increasing in viru-
lence. New Jersey has followed in the
wake OF New York, and appo in,ed a
State Inspector OF cattle, whose duties
have special reference to the suppress
sion and determination Of this dreaded
disease. Unless some means are speed
lily found for abating it, it will not only
seriously interfere with our foreign
cattle trade. but perhaps for the time
being put an end TO that growing and
lucrative branch of industry. Mean
while, measures should everywlrr. be
taken here at HON. to stamp it ont, for
is permitted to 60 unchecked, it may in
time work ipcalculabls injury to the
stock raising industry Of the country
and to our farmers generally.
Year: 1879

The other day one OF the ferry boat
captains found aboard his craft cadav-
srous looking chap who had beaten his
way to and fro 30 often that patience
was no longer o virtue. When 1t was
found that he had no ticket the captain
roared out:


"wha, did I tell you the last time l
passed you over?"


"You said you'd throw me into tho
river the next time / tried to beat my
way across" was the calm reply.


"And now ~ yelled the captain,
a he started to pull of his coat.


"And nov you won't. You are
good. hearted man. and don't want you
to get into trouble on my account. l
win 20 overheard on my own hook"


He stepped TO the gangway and made
Q dive before any one could prevent.
The boat was stopped. life preservers
thrown out, and after hard work the
man was hauled aboard. The captain
seized him. braced him against the cab
In. and. shaking his fst under the beats
nose. exclaimed:


"Look-s-here. you miserable. sinful
man I've been put to ten dollars
trouble trying to collect your Ave cent
fare After this II Is understood that
you are always to ride free. and II you
offer to pay fare I'll lick you y
Year: 1879

DR.. Holland, in discussion Of church
music in ScriJaer for May, writes as fol-
lows.


For ourselves We arc very much afraid
of the movement toward congregational
music. The tendency thus far has been
to depreciatc not only the quality Of
music, in the churches, but the Importance
Of il, and to make public worship very
much less attractive to she great world
which ii is the church's duty aud policy
to attract aud to influence. The churches
are full as rule, where the music is ex-
cellent. This fact may not be very fat
tering to preachers, but il is fact, and It
Is quite legitimate question whether a
church has right to surrender any at
traction that will give it hold upon the
attention Of the world, especially if that
attraction is an elevating one, and in the
direct line Of Christian influence. Con.
gregational singing is well enough in il:
place and proportions, but very little ot
the inspiration of music comes through it
1t is, indeed, more Of torture than .
pleasure TO many musical and devout peo
pie. The ideal quartette, made up Of 30
loists, who take a prominent part in tn
public service, with a single choral in eacl
service given to the congregation to sing
In this way, the two Offices Of music i
public religious assemblies seem to be sc
cured more surely and satisfactorily thai
any other.
Year: 1879

Imagination can scarcely set TOO high
the changes to the trade Of the world that
would be wrought by canal through the
Isthmus of Darien, and our lively con-
temporary, the London World, asserts that
the project is actually to be carried out.
1t says, that is, that company is on foot
in Paris to undertake the work and that
NJ. de Lesseps will preside. 1t is time
that the hero of Suez should should sigh
for more worlds to eonquer--or to divide
land If he has SO many ladies to help him
as the London World says that he has his
triumph ought to be foregone conclusion
An age that has seen the Atlantic cable
ought not to finch from Darien canal,
but the engineering difficulties are great
and the cost will be enormous. 1t would
be grand thing TO sec steamships running
from Melbourne and Hong Kong straight
to New York by way cf Realejo and San
Juan del Norte, aud if the spectacle is
denied to this age, there is little doubt
that it will be enjoyed by the coming gen
eration
Year: 1879

A thousand years ago, the Chinese had
the same ideas in regard to the catching
of fish and the working Of nets as they have
at the present. On the coasts, however,
the general accepted system of procuring
fish is in vogue. The lakes aud rivers Of
China, especially those in the North, are
so abundantly stocked, that the sh-catch-
ers make their living by actually seizing
and drawing the fish out Of the water with
their hands. The man goes into the
stream, half swimming, half walking, rais-
ing his hands above his head and letting
them drop, striking the surface with his
hands Meanwhile his feet are moving on
the muddy bottom. By rapid dive, he
brings up fish in his hands. Striking


the surface frighteus the fish, who sink
below, aud thereby are felt BY the feet and
secured. Another curious method is some
times practiced on several Of the great
rivers. A man sits at the stern Of long,
narrow boat, steers her with paddle 70
the middle Of the river. A narrow sheet
Of white canvas is stretched along the side
Of the boat, and along the other side net
Is fastened so as to form barrier Of two
or three feet in height. The man keeps
perfectly still, while the fish, attracted BY
the white canvas, approach and are caught
in the net. The fishing eormorant is often
trained in this country to catch fish, and
are diligent workers, obcying promptly the
call Of their master On the rivers aud
canals near Ning-Po, Shanghai and Foo
Chow-Foo, the employment OF these birds
is by no means an uncommon sight, but
they are never to be seen fishing in the
summer months, their work being in the
winter, beginning always about October
and ending 10 May The birds have, Of
course, to be trained, which is carried on
in the cormorant breeding and fishing es-
adjustments, one Of which Is at distance
Of thirty or forty miles from Shanghai.
Year: 1879

Eleven years our daughter sdlered on Il
bed of misery under care of several of the
best and some of the worst physicians, ,wLo
gave her disease various names but no relief,
and now she is res ored to us in good health
by as simple remedy az Hop BiJters, that
we had poohed at for two years, before using
it. We earnestly hope and pray that no
one el,e will let their sick suffer as we did
on account Of fprejudice against so good u
medicine at Hop Birt6rs' The Parents
Year: 1879

So the bank grew heavier, and the Fourth
of July was coming, and Carl had an idea,
not an original one, perhaps he wanted
to make some money. Surely that's not
original. So he thought and thought and at
Inst
Year: 1879

DEKALB, Miss, September l2.-The
court in which is being tried the case OF
the State against Henry j. Gully for the
murder Of CornOlia Chisholm having
adjourned at p. n, yesterday, after the
argument for the defense was closed, so
that a sick juryman might not become
too much fatigued, convened this morn
ing at 3 o'clock. The juryman who Is
unwell is an old man 81 years of age,
and being unable to sit up was this
morning provided with bed, where he
laid during the concluding argument Of
Judge Morris on the part of the prose-
Cution.


Judge Morris closed the argument for
the prosecution at halfpast 10 this
morning. The case was given to the
Jury, and within less than half an hour
they returned with verdict of not
guilty. During the week of the trial a
large crowd has been in attendance, and
perfect order and quiet has prevailed.


A few nights ago, while several gen
tlemen were sitting on the pOrticO OF a
private residence in Dekalb. a negro
came TO the gate and called for Judge
Morris. The Judge being undressed,
declined 10 20 10 the gate, and the negro
declined To come in.