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Year: 1878

Senator Window sees the time
coming when the Republican party is
to step out of power. We quote the
following from Redfield' sletter to the
Cincinnati Commercial. If it cor.
rectly reports the senator it does not
place his motives in a very creditable
light:


So far the senate has stood out
against the small and large economies
of the house, but there are symptoms
of surrender. Speaking of this matter
Senator Window said the other day
that SO far as he and some of his fell
low members were concerned they
were tired of these wrangles between
the two houses, and would be less
vigorous hereafter in resisting the
encroachments of the economists.
"Next March they will have the
senate SAID the senator. "and will
cut salaries and appropriations to
their hearts content; SO we had as
we'll join it now, and whatever credit
there may be in these severe re-
trenchment plans of the Democrats,
let our party have portion of it. -
Other Republican senators say they
never will agree to the house plan of
economy if they have to sit in session
all summer to prevent it. But if a
few senator's give way, as Window
indicates, the cutting and slashing at
the expense account which the Dem.
Ocrats have inaugurated will so on
handsomely.


And why not! Do not the times
demand economy without regard to
the individuals or party that may
propose it
Year: 1878

The Supreme Court of the State has
decided that the Merrill School
Book Law is perfectly constitutional.
Thus the last prop is knocked from
under the Book Ring.


Now let the law have full and fair
trial for two years, Liberty-Tukey to
the contrary Notwithstanding.
Year: 1878

Your paper is doing good work in calling
public attention to the rapid settlement OF
the frontier counties of Minnesota. showing
the amount Of land sold by each railroad
company this spring and the amount entered
at the several land Offices But it has occurred
to me that mere figures will not give as good
an idea of this immense movement to the
land as list of the actual settlers around one
of the railroad ttations. l, therefore, append
the following catalogue of the names of those
who have this spring taken up land near this
village:
Year: 1878

IT will be remembered that Father
Crsary is not forgetting to advertise the
grand excursion from this place to San
Juan, which will occupy the attention OF
u multitude of our young folks on the
Fourth Of July. No doubt the affair will
he a success.
Year: 1878



 An Act in addition to an Act entitled "An Act to Establish Board of Harbor Commission CTS for New Haven Harbor."

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened: :

 Section 1. Any party who shall feel aggriev- by any act of the board of harbor commission CTS for New Haven harbor in reference to the building over said harbor and the tide waters thereof, any bridge, wharf, pier or dam or the filling any flats or driving any piles below whigh- water mark, or in reference to the making of compensation for the displacement of the tide water of sad harbor, may make written ap- plication for relief to the superior court to be held in and for New Haven county at it's regu- lar term next after the doing of the act by which he claims to be aggrieved pr0Dide1, hOsoeUer. that he shall give notice to said board of harbor commissioners of his said application by causing copy of said application to be left with the clerk of said board of hardor commis- sioners, or at his usual place of abode, before the commencement of said term of said su- perior court, and within thirty days after the doing of the act by which he claims to be az grieved.

 Said superior court, may, by committee or otherwise, inquire into the allegations of such application duly made as aforesaid, and may confirm, annul or modify the action of said boatd of harbor commissioners or make such order in the premises as equity may require, and may award costs to either or neither party at it's discretion.

 Approved March 13, 1878.
Year: 1878

Published by Authority.]

 CHouse Bill No. 276.

 CHAPTER XIV.

 An Act to Establish HarbCr Line in New

 Haven Harbor between Tomlinson's Bridge

 so-called, and Long Wharf, so-called Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep

 resentatives in General Assembly convened ::

 Section 1. No wharf, pier, or other struc- ture, shall be extended into or over tide-water beyond the line hereinafter defined in that DOT tion of New Haven harbor hereinafter describ- cd lying between Tomlinson's bridge, se-called, and Long wharf, so called the line starts from point which is the intersection of the south- erly face of the wing wall of the westerly abut- men, of ''Tomlinson's bridge" with the caster ly face of the steamboat company's wharf, and runs westerly to point on the easterly side of Long wharf, distant fourteen hundred and ninety feet from the intersection of said easter- ly side of Long wharf with the southerly face of Basin wharf (se-called.) Said harbor line is curved line passing through the following described points, viz: point on the westerly side of the New York, New Haven, and Hart ford railroad company's coal wharf, distant nine hundred and forty feet from the south erly line of East Water street, measured on the line of the easterly side of said coal wharr.

 Also through point on the centre line of the East street outlet sewer, distant eleven hundred feet from the southerly line of East Water street, measured on the center line of said sewer.

 Also through point distant twelve hundred and slXty-fve feet from the southerly line of East Water street, measured on line at right angles to East Water street from the north westerly corner of East Water and Wallace streets.

 Also through point distant fourteen hun dred and twenty feet from the southerly line of East Water Street measured on a line at right angles to East Water street from the northeasterly corner of East Water and Hamil- ton streets

 Also through point distant sixteen hundred and ninety-fve feet from the southerly line of East Water street, measured on line at right angles to<East Water street from the north easterly corner of East Water and Franklin streets.

 Also through point on the easterly side of the New Haven and Northampton company's wharf, and distant fifteen hundred and seven- ty-ive feet from the intersection of the easter ly line of said wharf with the southerly face of Basin wharf, so-called.

 Said harbor line is more fully shown as broken black line on map of the Upper New Haven Harbor," dated 1871, and on file in the office of the board of harbor commission CTS for New Haven harbor, ,said map also form ing part of this layout

 Sec. 2. Nothing contained in this act shall be construed to give authority to any person te extend or construct wharf, pier, or other structure in New Haven harbor between said Tomlinsons bridge and said Long wharf.

 Sec. 3. This act shall take effect from it's passage, and shall not affect any suit now pending.

 Annr0ved March 4 TS7S
Year: 1878

CHAPTER XV.

 An Act relating to the Transfer of Convicted

 Prisoners to the State Prison. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives in General Assembly convened: Section 1. Whenever any person is convict ed of an offense for which the punishment may be confinement in the State prison, it shall be the duty of the court before which he is convicted to pass sentence within ten days from the date of conviction, unless there be a stay of sentence by order of the court.

 Sec. ,. It shall be the duty of the clerks of the several courts to forthwith notify the warden of the State prison by mail, whenever any person is sentenced to the State pris- on. ADprOYed March 27 1873
Year: 1878

CLUBS. A discount of twenty per cent will be allowed to clubs of four more persons Thus four copies of Blackwood CT of one Review will be sent one ad- dress for SIP 8O tour copies of the four Reviews and Blackwood for $4S, and so on.

 To clubs of ten more, in addition to the above discount, copy gratis will be allowed to the getter up of the club
Year: 1878

condemnation of Ex-Governor Grover. 1t lays on
him large part of the blame for his loose extrava
CANT and corrupt administration. The report Is
particularly severe in relation to the con-
duet of tho School Land ami school fnnd
ComIn ssioners OF which Grover was the head
II charges that the States educationai fund
has been sqnsndered until it Is not WORT, worth
nifty cents the dollar, and II Is aiieBea
by the commission that Grover himseit
took large sums from the fund on very very
trifing and inadequate security anu used
money for his own purposes also that he loaned
large sums out of the fund to Others s,r III, n
such ways that the money came BACK 20 ms ON
pocket taking for the money, in the name OF the
State almost worthless securities, in consequence
Of which there is great loss to the Iunu.
loaning and management OF municipal funds. Inc
commission say that to the crime OF obtaining money
dishonesty is added that Of violation Of an OATH
bound trust-that Of guarding the funds ga
credly. The commission add that many OF thc
transactions were concealed from the public by iali


ing report the same to the Legislature, ana that
then such statements were made were false Many
of the losses of character which cannot be we'll


estimated, and probably will never be ascertained
Year: 1878

LOOSE METHOD OF TREATING WITNESS


CHARGED WITH HoMIcIDEA FAIR CHANGE


TO ECS AWAY NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF


[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 30. 1878.


While the State authorities have shown singular
zeal in the detention and custody OF the witness
Hornsby they have certainly exhibited woeful want
OF interest in relation II. Aston late csndi-
date for Sheriff in the parish of Caddo. WHO most
assuredly did kill man named Flanagan some ten
days after the election in the streets Of shreveport


qraSpAnT ABOUT 4 PRISONER.


Aston was brought here under writ Of habeas
corpus ad testifcandum TO give his testimony in the
alleged cases Of election frauds in the parish Of Ca1do
The writ in due form was served upon the Sheriff.
OF C,addo and he. willing to oblge somebody
but to brother Of the deputy. who did not object
to make the trip to New Orleans. OF course when
this person in charge OF the prisoner arrived IN me
city he could neither show he was deputy marshal
or deputy sheriff and the prisoner for awhile seemed
to be under the charge Of neither state nor federal
authorities. He brought to the Marshai's office
aud this official refused to receive him, while tho
Sheriff Of the city strange to say declined 70 take
OF him well.


AN ACCOMMODATIONS PRISONER.


For a while at least the prisoner seemed TO be
pretty much in the charge OF himself, but with no
disposition to take any advantage Of the remnaa ,nad
to be in. Indeed. he expressed himself
willing, oven under the charge OF no one.
to remain and testify Or return to the Jail in Csddo,
from which he had been brought and there meet the
charges that had been brought against him. To-day
this question OF custody hnally settled before
the United States District Court, and Aston.
no doubt to his entire satisfaction,
definitely disposed of ut least for the present
He is now in charge of the Federal authorities
and will be held here until the in which he
is called as witness comes up for trial. which
WILL probably, be about II, 18th prox In
turning the custody Of the prisoner to tho fed
eral authorities, Judge Billings declared it to be his
purpose to restore him to the State after he shall
have testified that tho law in all respects may take
Year: 1878

Campana the pedestrian, better known "Old
Sport" accompanied by his young wife. last night
visited Tony Pastors Theatre. Broadway. He
was dressed in red shirt and wore a
tight fitting velvet cap. The pair occupied
. private box. and during the performance
they frequently cheered by the gamins in the
gallery When the show was over Campana and his
wife left the theatre. They followed up Broad
way by fully hundred urchins, who taunted him
about his defeat by OLeary. and were crowding in
on him when Captain Mcdonnell came to his rescue
and dispersed the unruly mob.
Year: 1878

froh tne Eureka NNcV-I LeauerI

 A Mob Hill man retired early last evening, weary with the heat and tir- ed out from protracted siege of pe- dro, and vainly endeavored to WOO the drowsy god, sustained and soothed by the uninterrupted flow of small talk from his waIetul spouse. Her con- versation was not exactly in the line of a curtain lecture, as she was not in an inharmonious mood but was rather seeking information on the worlds work. Her last question to her nod ding lord was in reference to Edison and his inventions.

 How about the phonograph, dear:" she qucried; you never have explained it to me. How does it work :''

 He reused himself and answered:

 Its a little machine that the hus- band leaves on the teble while he is down town, and on his return he turns a crank, and it informs him of every thing that has been said on the prem ises during his absence"

 She meditated moment, then broke out:

 '"The fool men are always getting up some pesky invention, and if you bring one of these things in this house I'll leave'

 He promised not to do so, if she would let him go to sleep, and great silence fell on the room. But she is new firm in the belief that Edison is q monster and an enemy to poor, weak woman.
Year: 1878

To the Editor Of The Tribune.


SIR: Your articles, "Wonders OF the Press"
have been read with great interest," and Introduce your
faro readers into the mysteries Of the pressroom as
never before, and give comprehensive account OF
the wonderful improvements that have been made In the


life and under the eyes OF your chief Of the printing de-
parment, Thomas n. Rocker No printer has before or
ever again. witness such advances in the art pre-
seryative Of al arts thank you for this full history
Of the newspaper press and for the improved form with
Year: 1878

this morning attacked byJ J. shearer neighbor ant
wealthy business man. and severely beaten. The er
ternal plate OF the frontal bone the left eye wai
fractured His condition Is critical 1t has been re-
ported in the streets for months that Shearer intended
to hOrsewhp Ellsworth and Two three other men for
supposed interference In his late domestic troubles.
Year: 1878

Can the Democratic party afford to go to the
country, next Fan, the sponsor OF the Income tax
We recommend the leaders OF the party In Congress TO
five this question mature consideration beOf they de-
eide 30 take such grave responsibility on their shoul
uera For surely election day comes around, the
Congressman VINO to restore the income tax will
Dc elected TO stay al home
Year: 1878

A Printers Observation-Disclosures
years ago, when the writer was a re-
porter upon an eastern paper, it de-
voved on him to write for the same
edition an account OF the representa-
ton ofa gold headed cane to the Rev.
DR.. Nudge, the Clergyman of that
place, and a description Of a new hog
killer machine at the factory. Now,
what made Mr., Nudge mad was this !:
The inconsiderate buccaneer who
made up the form got the two locals
mixed IN frightful manner, and
when We went to press something like
this was the result:


Some Of Mr.. Mudge's friends called
on him yesterday, and after a brief
consultation the unsuspecting hog
was seized by the hind legs and slid
along the beam, until he reached the
hot water tank. His friends explained
the object of their visit and presented
him with handsome gold headed
butcher, who grabbed him by the
tail, and swung him around, and in
less than a minute the carcass was in
the water. Thereupon he came for.
ward and said there were times when
the feelings overpowered one, and for
that reason he would not attempt to
do more than thank those around
him, for the manner in which so huge
an animal was cut in fragments was
astonishing. The doctor concluded
his remarks, the machine seized him,
and in less than it takes to write it,
the hog was cut into fragments and
worked lato delicious sausage. The
occasion will be remembered by the
doctor ) friends as one Of the most de-
Iightful Of their lives. The best piec-
es can be Obtained for fifteen cents
per pound, and VIC are sure those who
have sat under his ministry, will re-
ioice to hear that he has been so hand
somely treated.


Mad Well, about nine o'clock
that morning the office hal been aban-
doned by every man but the adver-
tsing clerk, and he assembled to the
roof and robed himself in boiler iron,
SO that he could see the clergyman
tearing around down in the street
with his congregation, all wearing the
panopIy Of war and carrying butcher
knives ana things. The next day we
apoIogized, but the doctor stopped
his subscription.
Year: 1878

They don't wait for leap year in
Java, but if young woman is IN
want of husband, she places a emp
ty flower pot on the roof Of the front
porch as a sign. If some Of our young
women lived in Java, wouldn't they
sling out the pots.
Year: 1878

Pay the bill ? said gentleman
who is we'll known to collectors as the
prince of procrastinator. 1 should be
happy to do so but this damp wealth
er has caused my money drawer to
swell, and | cannot get at my funds.
Come the first dry day.
Year: 1878

A new song is called, Always keep
a Smile for mother. Some young men
will drink every drop that is in the
bottle without giving thought to
their parents but mother, we think,
is better off without a smile. 1t is
bad enough for the old man to take
his daily smiles.
Year: 1878

Come pa" said a youngster just
home from school, chow many peas
are there in pint p How can any
body tell that, you foolish boy? Il
can every time. If you don't believe
it, try Inc" "Well, how many are
there then q Just one p in every
pint, pa.
Year: 1878

1t was with difficulty she could Oe'
lieve the man was in earnest; but
when he now cooked his pistol and
held it towards her with one hand,
while he extended the other for the
bill, she was forced to yield to tie ne
ces5ity of the situation. She was a
brave hearted girl, and even now she
did not turn pale or tremble in the
least, but saw she could not help her
self and so made the best Of it.


Just as she held out the bill to him
a sudden puff Of wind blew it into the
road and carried it several yards
frola them. The stranger alighted to
get it, and, quick as thought, Maude
struck her horse a smart blow, in or
der to get out of the robbers power.
The sorrel mare was spirited little
creature, and sprang into smart gal.
lop at once, yhi.e the strangers S
horse, which had been standing be-
side her, also started off at full speed
in her company.


Bang! went the pistol Of the rob.
Der after them, having only the effect
to increase the speed Of the flying
horses, both of whom were now on the
dead run. Maude did not care how
fast she rode, the sorrel was easy as
cradle at that speed and in ten
minutes she dashed into the yard of
her father, followed by a riderless
horse.


Her story was soon told, and her
fataer was with difficulty prevented
from starting after the robber with
his pistol and rifle, but he knew that
the scoundrel would naturally take
at once to the woods where he could
not follow him.


Well, we have got his horse at any
rate, and be is worth more than a
hundred dollars.


Hello, master : said the man John
who had been taking the saddle, bags
from the strange horse.


What is it, John?


These bags is full Of something


1 should think 80, said the farm
er, as he unstrappel the leather bags


Tney were found to contain some
counterfeit plates, quantity Of coun-
teriet money, aud also a little over
fifteen hur.dred dollars of good mon
eY.


Hnzza : cried the father.


What is it, father 4? said Mauae.


why, your trip to Easton has
profitable one at all events. Here is
over fifteen hundred dollars good
money!


'Ah, but it will be claimed by the
owner.


DO you think a counterfeiter will
dare to come for the tools that would
convict him, to say nothing Of high
way robbery?'


I did not think of that.


That evening Farmer Henderson
sent John over to young Masters with
a message to call around and see him,
to which Harry responded instantly.


Mr.. Masters, said the fArmer,as he
came into the large, oldfashloned sit
ting room, You remember what you
asked of Inc this afternoon {?


Yes, sir.


We'll, l give my consent. Maude
has just furnished her own marriage
portion. Take her my boy and be
happy.


A bright story is told Of the accom-
pliehed wife, now dead, Of General
Hooker. When she was the admired
Miss Groesbeck, Of Cincinnati, she
was once at an evening party when a
fashionable young dandy was asked
if he would like to be presented to
her.


ooh yes" said he, laushingly, trot
her out.


The lady overheard the remark,
and when he was presented she ad-
justed her eye glosses deliberately,
and slowly scanned his clothing from
boot to collar. The survey finished,
she waved her hand and carelessly
Year: 1878

these Indians, and our reasons for


not holding them in greater dread,


it must be remembered that they


had not up to this time, committed


any serious depredations upon the


miners who had lately invaded
their reservation, and as already
stated, one portion Of the tribe
were known to be staunch friends
Of the whites and enemies Of all
hostile tribes. It tisqnite probable
that the fear Of having Lawyers
band to fight as well as the whites
prevented Looking Glass and the
other northern chiefs from attack
ing the miners, and the latter, while
they were confident Of Lawyers
friendship, felt that there was little
danger to be apprehendad from
any portion Of the tribe.
Year: 1878

she at last succumbed, and as she


was falling the doctor tilted her
toward, an action only too neees-
sary, as a projection above the
doorway stood in the way OF the
descent, and would have sent the
unfortunate girl either upon the
iron spikes or into the area below.
As It vas, she fell upon her side,
sustaining no apparent injury. as
she presently walked up stairs,
Year: 1878

National Associated Perss to the Star.


WASHINGTON, May 21.-There does not
appear, upon inquiry, to be any truth in
the statement that there has been or is
about to be partial reconciliation between
the President and Senator Conkling. Ii
there should be any such reconciliation the
first overtures would, it is believed have to
come from the Senator, as the President
would not, it is thought, take the initatory
of