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Year: 1879

A member of the late Legislature re-
turning from trip to the East had occa-
sion to run up to Yankton, and being q
young man Of tone, he wore brilliant
plaid overcoat Of hues asvaried as the one
which Joseph possessed before ne went
into the pit. The overcoat and its owner
were the admiration of the peanut butcher
on the train, whe hung about the charmed
presence under such spell of fascination
that business for the day was sadly neg
lected. As the train rolled up to Yank-
ton the enraptured youth confdential]y
impaired to traveller in the smoking car
the information that the owner of the
handsome overcoat was bang up niger
song and dance man, coming up to Yank-
ton to play an engagement in Dave Camp
BELLS opera house. Dave had been ex.
pecting him for more than week. The
gentleman from Burleigh appreciates
fame and this will do him good. g.5.
Year: 1879

The engine house will have an eleven
hundred pound bell all the way from the
Buckeye foundry at Cincinnati. The
Catholic bell also cane from that foundry.
The new tower on the engine house will
be hfty feet high. Work will begin on it
next week. The firemen have received
their uniforms from New York City, and
are delighted with the style and general
makeup. Two dozen Of them cost $160.
The boys are bargaining for pins and will
make q selection at their meeting next
Monday night.
Year: 1879

There will . telegraph line built from
Buford to the new post, Assenabone, on
Milk River. 1T will be within sixty miles
of Setting Bull and will afford the old
warrior an opportunity of talking to his
"Great Fathers. y
Year: 1879




The Governor has pardoned Robert
Atwood There were reasons which
moved him beyond the ever ready plea
of sentimental eemency, though, in
this case, that presented itself with
more than common urgency and force


The ctfense, or series of offenses. for
which Atwood was originally convict
ed and sentenced. were a exceptional
in their character as they we're limited
in their range. affecting principally. if
not exclusively, a small body of rea-
tives and friends These have long
ago forgiven him They united in an
appeal for pardon


The man, indeed, was speculation
mad He had literally g1mbled every
thing away in the vain hope of recover
ing all His punishment has been
severe, aud, in our opinion, sufficient
The loss of fortune, fame and home,
attended by six years of confinement
to one who was born and reared a gen
tlemau, and had all the instincts. aspi-
rations and tastes Of gentlemanhood,
surely outweighs any penalty which
the law has power to iuflict on one
having less to lose. The children of
Robert Atwood are connected with the
best people in the midst of US. They
are advancing in years, and it is not
G cd policy that they should be per
mitted to rest longer under the shadow
in which their fathers confinement en-
veioped them If there was reason
for Gov McCreary's Withholding Ex-
ecutive interference. there Is none that
we can see why Gov Black burn shou d
not extend il, and we are glad he has
extended it


We understand it to be the intention
of Mr. Atwood to quit Kentucky for
ever, and seek new life in some re
mote quarter of the globe During
his confinement he has been hard
student and worker, and has qualified
himself for efficient service in one of
the professions A mau of real abii
ty. with genial aud kindly impulses,
let US hope that, beginning life over,
he will achieve such success as is left
TO him, an honorable, useful and peace
full, if not the brilliant, career which
his younger manhood promised


God alone knows what he must have
suffered All of Us know what was
taken from him in the flush aud prime
of his days, aud, seeing him emerge
from prison, gray haired and broken,
altogether prematureiy old, who shall
not feel that 10 his person at least the
law has been more than vindicated ?
Who shall not sustain he wisdom of
the Governors release. and who shalt
not wish him well on the loug, long
journey he is going?
Year: 1879

One of the most original and ex~
treme cases of swindling ever recorded
was brought to light in San Francis
CO court the other day. where it vas
shown that the plaintiff had had the
date on his mothers tombstone chang
ed, in order to make it appear that she
had died year earlier than was the
fact, as under the law then in force the
mothers half of piece of property
went to the children. The date given
as to the time of her death was six
days prior to the time change in she
law was made Baltimore American.
Year: 1879

The assistant treasurer OF the
United States at New York complains
of the accumulation of gold in his
vaults, and that, there being no de.
maud for gold. he can scarcely find
room enough for its safe keeping. exs
cept by encroaching upon the room
assigned to the storage Of silver His
com plants will find an echo in the
hearts of every American citizen; for.
of all earthly things, gold is the one
thing which we do not want. 1t is
absolute dross on our hands We
cannot use it as a money medium, for
nobody wants gold morey when he
can get good paper money; we cannot
utilize it for manufacturing pur
poses, for we are unhappily not ali
rich enough yet to eat from gold
plates; nor can we ship and reship it
for exchange, for its weight makes the
freight too expensive. What, then,
shall we do with it? We must bury
it in expensively constructed vaults,
where 1t may be unused till the day of
judgment. 1t would be infinitely bet
ter if Europe would send US anything
but gold. On the other hand Euro
peans look upon this shipment of gold
from their side of the water to this
side with fearful eyes. To them gold
is altogether an essential factor in their
finances, and withdrawal of few
millions of the metal from the Bank
of England, or the Bank of France, or
the Imperial Bank of Germany, stirs
the heart of all the nations and pock
cts of Europe TO their innermost depths


Hence their disconsolate looks at every
shipment of gold to our shores Even
SO sedate ansorgan of the British peo-
pie as the London Times tries to con-
sole its readers on this phenomenon
by the marvellously acute suggestion
that 'in the course of time some more
gold will doubtless be shipped from
here to the United States, but it is i'm
portant to remember that whether it
pays to send it or not, even as mere
speculation, depends upon the market
rate of discount hero, as well as upon
New York exchange on London. -
st. Louis Republican
Year: 1879

Notice woman when she receives
a telegram. How it does scare her,
She trembIes like dish OF jelly, and
imagines all sorts OF things. Her hus


band has fallen down the hatchway at
his house Her Johnny has gone
sailing and is drowned Her sister
Maria has been scalded to death


Nothing short of fatal accident fills
the bill of her imagination. When
she 6nally summons courage TO tear
open the envelope aud she finds mes
sage from her husband warning her
that he will bring customer home to
dinner, and she Immediately calls her
children together and instructs them
not to ask twice for raspberries, as
Tiers just enough to go around and
give the visitor few extra Puck.
Year: 1879

BUSINESS is better now, according
to reports, in all the large cities than
it has been for ten years. Get out of
the way old croakers, and prepare for
business, or step out and let some one
take your places that will boom.
Year: 1879

Correspondent Gourier-JOnrnal


As there will be some delay in pay
ment of ordinary claims against the
State of Kentucky, an exhibit of its
financial condition at this time may be
interesting. Information obtained from
authority shows that there is
Year: 1879

Buchu in various forms has for many
years been one of the chief articles in the
Materia Medica for the treatment Of GER
tain diseases, among which are chiefly
those affecting the urinary, digestive and
circulatory organs. The difficulty that
was long experienced in obtaining a pre-
paration of this valuable drug that could
always be relied upon for uniformity in
strength and absolute purity led to the
introduction of Helmbold's Extract Of
Buchu, which for the last quarter of a
century has been extensively used both
by physicians and in house and family
practice, and with very gratifying success.
This medicine, like every other valuable
thing, has been extensively initiated, and
those who have use for it will do we'll to
see that they obtain the genuine Helm
bold Buchu," the only pure and reliable
preparation.
Year: 1879

DR.. BILLINGS remarked in reply
that the Board we're duly impressed
with the responsibility Of the work be-
fore them. They would do the best
they could in showing how Memphis
can be improved in a sanitary point of
view. He did not wish the idea pre-
sented that the Board was infallible,
that mistakes may not be made. Much
Of sanitary work is necessarily expert
mental. In connection with yellow
fever it must be so. But certain re-
suits in sanitation are known, and it
will be the object of the Board to dis
cover where the filth is and the best
method and cost of getting rid of it,
| Avalanche Report.


This is very modest and in striking
contrast with the course of some new
ly fedged sanitarians in the State who
have little scientific or practical ex-
perience as to sanitation and no expe-
rience whatever. DIR. Billings is one
OF the eminent scientists OF the age,
who has we'll established reputation
in this country and in Europe. His
official position is an assured
one, and does not depend
Immediately or remotely upon
the favor or disfavor of Memphis,
and we may, therefore, expect a fair
and impartial report upon cur condi-
tion and suggestions of great value.
No further action upon the part of the
committee of fifteen or the Taxing
District authorities is likely to be
taken until after full conference
with DR.. Billings and the eminent
gentlemen who are with him.
Year: 1879

A WRITER for the Nashville Bap-'
tist Reflector, supposed to be DR..


Mayfeld, has written an article giving
a terrible account Of affairs in Mem


phis. 1t seems that he ventured into
this city few days ago. but shot him
self out to Whites station that night
to find a place of safety and quiet his
shattered nerves. He was urged to
remain and preach the following Sun
day, but seems to have been more
bent on saving one good preacher
than ninety and nine sinners and
backsliders. The venerable old
gentleman is determined to lengthen
out his span as long as possible. He
was fevidently terribly excited


This case reminds us of the body SER
want of young Mississippi soldier
during the war; One day the darkey
cooked nice dinner and took it out
to his young master, who was on picket
duty. just as he got near the place
the Yankees opened a hot fire, and
bullets began to whistle through the
tree tops. The darkey dropped his
basket and made for the rear at race
horse speed. When it was over he
cautiously returned, and on being re-
proved for his eowardice, replied: "0h,
AM no coward, and wasn't scared a
lit l was iist taken care of Massa
Jeems property, for know he couldn't
afford to lose such a valuable niger as
is" This valiant writer says one
merchant told him that he had moi
sold a cents worth of goods during the
day, and that but three persons had
called to look at goods that day. Poo,
fellow, how he must have been fright
oned not to know that he had stumbled
into Jack Walsh's undertaken shop


Business is awful dull in that line now
Year: 1879

The Republican State Central Committee
had meeting yesterday at No. SO Canal
street, which was attended by q select few
only, known to be friendly to the Custom
House faction Of the party. Delegates rank
ing as "kickers" were not Notified, and there
fore did not attend.


The report Of the committee ON address
was received, and the address submitted was
adopted.


the meeting adjourned.


The Colored Mems Protective Union and
the United States Soldiers Association are in
conference through committees for the pur-
pose Of forming an alliance to secure concert
ganizations against Custom House officials.
The terms Of the compact have not been
agreed upon, but that an understanding will
be arrived at seems to be certain.
Year: 1879

The Lower Lake Bulletin has the
following complimentary reference
to the intellectual requirements of
DR., A. w. Baylis, who was recent
ly drowned by accident in Lower
Lake, Lake county:


We are sorry that our limited
acquaintance with DIR. Baylis will
not permit us to do full justice to
his memory, by accurately speak
ing of his many qualifications
That he stood high in the science
of medicine has long been admitted
by all who knew him. The fact
that he was member of several
foreign Scientific and Medical
Societies attests that his brethren
in the profession acknowledged his
ability. He was for many years
physician to Her British Majesty's
forces in India. He there ac-
quired taste for botany, and his
distinguished services in that
branch of science frequently won
him honorable mention from the
scientists of the world. AS a lin
guist of extended powers, the
Doctor was remarkable man.
We have known him to carry on
conversation with six different In
dividuals in as many languages at
the same time. 1t Is said that he
understood no less than eleven diff
ferent Asiatlc and European
tongues, and was able to read, write
and speak each fiuently and we'll.
DR.. Baylis was also an author of
no mediocre ability. There was a
fine poetical vein in his compost
tion, which his friends always
thought he did not sufficiently
prize and cultivate.
Year: 1879

A correspondent writing from the
mouth of the Columbia River says:
The salmon fishing extends down as far
as this, quiet number of fishermen
making this their base of operations.
The fish just now are running quite
freely, one man the other night having
caught 16S salmon. This, at 80 cents
per salmon, was a good nights work,
but they seldom do so WELL. 100 being
: considered a very large catch, and about
Is or4o eing the usualresult of a night $
fishing. Its dangerous and hard way
to make money Quite a number of
boats have been swept out to sea this
season, and some boats and lives lost.
Mr.. Stout informed me a few days since
of a boat with two men that came
through the surf on the weather beach a
few weeks ago opposite his house, about
three miles north of the bar. Then
boat had been swept outside the bar and
swamped, filling with water; their oars
were lost and the sail also; fortunately
they had their net with them which they
/ took and managed to work it under


their boat, owing to the floats or cork


belonging to it having so much Gftins
power. They were then able to bail ou
their boat and chamber into it again


improvising an oar and sail, by grea


good fortune they managed to com
/ safely Through the surf to.the beach a


above stated. Portland Oregontaaa.
Year: 1879

When Mr.. Nat. Silver took his last
summers linen duster out of the clothes
press, it was good thing for him that
he didn't rifle the pockets in his usual
energetic style, or he might not be
around to tell the tale which he poured
into our sympathetic ear this morning.
He took hold of the end OF, a handker-
chief in one of the pockets, and pulled
it out. 1t was covered with tarantulas,
nearly all of them small, but full OF
poison and fight While he was gazing
at them two enormous tarairtulas,
neither of which could be covered with
saucer, emerged from the same pock-
ct, and began climbing up the coat to
ward his hand. He just noticed then
in time to drop the garment and call fol
help All of the spiders began seuttlins
| away, and it was with much difficult,
that they were all killed Nat is posi-


tive that these were at least fifty taran
/ tulas in the poeket-Neeaaa HfRne'aH
can. s
Year: 1879

AT recent meeting of the philolo-
gists in Newport some wise words were
said i'm regard to the superiority OF the
English tongue in the matter of gender
over those languages where all things,
inanimate as well as animate, are en-
dowed with sex distinction, thereby ne
cessitating corresponding bisexual forms
to articles, adjectives, &c. Yes, our
language has the bulge on these others,
but step further would fill want long
felt. We allude to the crying necessity
of having a pronoun that viii apply
equally to either sex, in place of the in
flexible he'' and " she, = his = and
her of our present speech. This
may be considered by some persons a
vain longing, but it is not so. For IN
stance, you lose your pocket book; and
in advertising it you wish to have it un-
derstood that the person picking it up
was seen in the act: SO You say, : Ii the
person who was seen to pick up a
poeketbook time and place] will return
| the same to No 4444 Washington street
| Meg there you are right up a stump
-. will save themselves there yor
are again-" some trouble But this
isn't all. When young lady is repeat


ing to you what a third person has tole


her, how she will twist and turn in lin
\ 'gual labyrinths in order, either to con
/ ceal the sex of the third person, or t


make you think that she was he, o
the he she, as the case may be! Sh
i says, "a person told me last evening


that h they did so and so, and h


they saw h them - and so on to tn


end. oh, give a personal pronou


of common gender Boston 1fanscr,p
Year: 1879

To HAVE GREEN Corn THE YEAR
RoUND.-Gather it with the husks on,
put in the bottom of clean barrel some
salt, proceed and fill the barrel as with
pork, a layer of corn, then layer OF
salt; when full put on large stone for
pressure, add little pickle of salt and
water. Set the barrel in a cool place
in the cellar; do not let it freeze, and it
win keep perfect year or more. When
you wish to use it, take off the husks,


soak it twenty hours in cold water, boil
it and eat. Some days in February you


can eat suceotash and laugh at the storm
For this purpose Stowell's Evergreen i
the best, but any good sweet corn viii


do. Used in this way it can be enjoyed
i as il is never hurtful
Year: 1879

a man calling himselfR. B. Jamerson
came TO Hartford several weeks ago
and engaged in selling county rights of
a patent churn and tobacco germer.
While here he made a livery bill with
me to the amount of S25. Last Satur-
day he sent my buggy and horse home
and took the train at Rosine for parts
unknown to me, leaving his bill unset
tied. We would warn people dealing
with him to keep on the look out


HENRY FIELD.
Year: 1879




Persons having cultivated the blackberry
are possessed of sufficient knowledge to un-
derstand the fact that the longer they allow
the canes TO remain unrruned the lateral
branches are proportionately shorter and
the fruit smaller. To obtain the largest sized
berries and the largest quantity, tco, cut
back the leading canes to not exceed four
feet in length, and shOrten-in also the lateral
branches if they seem to need it. This will be
found 10 increase tie breadth of the stool,
affOrding more bear ing room and generally
To r suit In greatly improving the crop. 1t
can be done any time up to the 10th of
April, In July the young wood, which by
that time has grown over the tops of the Old
bearing canes, should ne clipped, especially
the lateral branches II will have the best
effect upon the following years crop.
Year: 1879

UNIVERSITY OF TENN, March 81, '79.


The member of the Co iilemac
Club are making active preparations
for the Hop which is to be given by
the club on April 18Th. II is the lis
tention of the club to give Hop that
has not been excelled if tqualled by
any of the year. Every one who at
tends may expect to have pleasant
time.


Another ccc&sion of interest to the
friends and patrons of the University
will be next Friday evening, which is
the time set apart by the Senior class
for the planting of the class tree. At
Colleges aud Universities where plant
ing class tree is held as a time hon
ored custom, it is recognized and
looked forward TO as one of the most
interesting events of the collegiate
year. On this occasion there will be
an address given by some friend of the
Unive versity, which, within itself
will be treat to all who may attend
The hour at which the tree is to be
planted has not as yet been deter
mined, but will be at an early meeting
Of the class, and ann )unced. All ale
cordially invited. ALPHA.
Year: 1879

We wish Col Savage 3 pleasant re-
pose in bis declining years, and TO
that end bespeak the kind considera-
ton Of his neighbors, that he may be
kept in private life the balance of his
days. He has been in public life a
long time and needs rest. Let him
have il.
Year: 1879

tGalignani's Messengerl


A day or two ago a jeweler of the
Rue Rambuteau was much sur
prised by q visit from working
man who offered to sell a splendid
diamond ring worth at least 10000
francs for the small sum of 400
francs. His suspicion being aroused
by the difference between the value
of the trinket and the sum asked
for it by the would-be vender, he
said he would call at the abode of
the latter, Aubervilliers, on the
morrow and pay the amount. The
workman,apparently we'll satisfied,
went off; and the jeweler immedi-
ately communicated the matter to
the Commissary Of Police, who
proceeded to Aubervilliers and
found the possessor of the ring at
supper, surrounded by his half doz-
en- children. On being told that
the ring was worth 10000 francs, he
evinced much unaffected astonish.
ment, and said he could not UNDER
stand how his sister could have
sunk such a sum in ring. Upon
inquiry, in fact, it turned out that
his sister had undoubtedly left him
the ring upon her death two years
previously, and that she had acted
AZ lady's maid to the wife of no.
bleman attached to foreign en-
bassy. This news gave the official
a clue which he was not tardy in
following up. Having presented
himself at the diplomats residence
the wife of the latter at once recog-
nized the ring as one that had mys.
teriouslp disappeared six years be.
fore. The upshot of the affair is
that the workman, who had acted
throughout in good faith, and had
stated that had he known that the
ring was not honestly and justly
his he would have taken steps to
return it, is rewarded by the rear
ing and education of his six chill
dren being taken in hand by the
rightful owner of the jewel. Thus
the matter ends happily for all par
ties. The lady very unexpectedly
RECEIVERS her lost diamond and the
workman's honesty is adequately
rewarded.
Year: 1879

The statement in the city press
to the effect that 1t Is not necessa-
ry to give the county in the ad-
dress of mail dropped in any of the
Postoffices of the United States
was made without the knowledge
or consent of Postmaster Dunkel-
berger and Is incorrect. The pub
lie has always been respectfully re-
quested to put Postoffice, county
and State ON all mail. The late
order of Postmaster-General Keys,
making it strictly necessary that
the State should be put on all mall,
does not affect the rest of the adj
dress in any manner, and the re-
quest that the county be put on let
ters to facilitate their easy hand
ling and warrant their rapid delivs
cry is still in force. 1t is not eX-
pected that interior postmasters,
some of whom draw a salary not
much in excess of $3.50 year, will
memorize the entire postal guide.


This may be, but it was from in
formation derived from Deputy
Postmaster, that the HERALD in
serted the notice.
Year: 1879

A number of desirable rooms to
let ut No. Z Third street. The loca-
ton is accessible and desirable
from every standpoint. The neigh
borhood is good and the house is
barely five minutes walk from the
Court House.