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Year: 1877

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 14.-The mem
bers of the Sitting Bull commission
arrived in this city Tuesday morning,
and held conference at the headquar-
tiers of Gen. Terry during the after
noon. 1t was learned that owing to
the low stage of water in the Missouri
river, boats would be unable to proceed
as far north as Fort Buford, making it
impossible for the commission to reach
the British line over the route first
decided upon. The commission left
here yesterday for Omaha, and go over
the Union Pacific as far as Ogden,
where transportation will be in wait
ing to convey the party to Helena.
Here cavalry escort will be taken to
the Canadian border. The Canadian
troops will meet the commission at
some point north of Helena, and act
as an escort to the camp of Sitting
Bull.
Year: 1877

THERE seems to be sort of under
standing in Washington that the friends
Of all the other candidates for speaker
will make common cause against Ran
dali, and kill him off if possible early
In the fight, leaving the settlement of
the succession to chance or later agree
ment. No trustworthy estimate of the
strength Of the various elements in the
strife has yet appeared.
Year: 1877

faE tide Is coming in, and we begiu
to see the good effects of our summers
efforts 10 induce immigration to the
state, Of class likely 10 benefit the coun-
try aud themselves. An old subscriber
of THe HEpALp's from Missouri came in
yesterday 10 make the inquiry of US
whether he had better buy at once, or
rent land for the hrst season. In all
cases where the immigrant has come to
stay it Is better to lock carefully over
the country. make the best selection
possible, and purchase at once. Lands
have touched bottom since the great
shrinkage in values commenced With
the general improvement in business.
values will sgain swell SO that the old
price will soon be reached again. Be-
sides, the purchase OF farm gives the
settler that feeling OF proprietorship
which is so conducive to his sense OF Sc
carity and permaneneY, and it is the
best OF all possible provision against
hoinesickness. By all means buy a
small farm, and put it into high state
Of cultivation at the earliest day possi>
bic. That's our advice in every case.
Year: 1877

THE reports that there was falling
eff in the American beef trade with
England is not sustained. The returns
record the shipment of five thousand
head from the port Of New York up to
September 30, an increase OF nearly q
hundred per cent, upon the quantity
shipped last year
Year: 1877

A MOVE in the matter of removing
the federal court from Tyler TO Dallas
is now in order The advantages of
Dallas over Tyler have only TO be prop
erly presented to congress to insure a
favorable consideration.
Year: 1877

rnE Comanche thief gives full re-
port Of the evidence 10 the Hardin trial,
and rebukes the charge made by the
prisoner and his counsel, that he could
not expect fair trial in that county,
The CHEF says the verdict is merciful
Year: 1877

Rev. A. D. Davis, was then introduced !.
lie began bv saying that he would not
speak long as. The. .musquiloes We're very
pad, and he did not want those present
TO be all eatenup, because he wished
them TO come back another night. He
believed that the cause was gaining
ground, and the only way was to keep
working away until we win, He belize
yea that the thousands of prayers that
nad been sent up to the throne of God
we're being answered. The number of
persons that had signed the pledge
throughout the country since the present
movement commenced was over l ,000, 900
The present pledge was different from
the old ore. In the old pledge they did
not prohibit the drinking of beer and
ilght wine. But in the new pledge they
nave not only got whiskey, wines and all
other kinds of drinks out, but they had
got God in. In some counties of the
southern States, they have even gone so
far as to vote Local Option.


de knew that God Almighty would let
him live long enough 10 see total prohi-
Ditlon written on the banners of our
State and National Legislatures, and
then we would have legislation against
the rum traffic. We do not know what
this movement will result in politically
but the reformed men cannot vote for a
man who drinks, and this being the fact,
both parties will have toput reformed men
upon their tickets. He thought that by
next winter year, that they would elect
a legislature Of total probibitionists If
they worked and prayed on. He expect
ed 10 see great revival take place in
this city this winter, both religious and
temperance. lie had great faith in God,
and he believed in Him, He had to
work day and night. He was brought
up blue stocking Presbyterian, and
the only way to get minister was to
get an old Presbyterian then get the
Methodist fire in him, then you have a
good and religious minister, that was the
KIND OF man he was. He had can
vassed sold Sussex" from one end to
the other, and if they were given the
privilege to vote Tomorrow two-thirds of
them would vote for total prohibition,
they do not send dlunkards from there
to the Legislature. When total prohibition
was passed in Delaware he would ask
the Bishop to send him over to Maryland
or some other territory where rum is
sold, SO that he could go to work there
He was an old regular in the ranks.


The meeting closed by singing the
long metre doxology and benediction by
Rev. Mr., Latrobe.
Year: 1877

PROF. WIN. A. REYNOLDS, who has
been one of the best educators weshave
ever had in our city, has accepted posi-
ton as sub-master in the Latin school at
Medford, Mass, near Boston, at a salary
rising $4,000. He will leave for his new
home in about two weeks. He will be
greatly missed in our city by business
firms and a number of our monetary in
stitutiors, as well as by a very large circle
of religious friends, who will part with
him with regret, we are very certain. A
gentleman with so many excellent quail
ties and with such rare ability as a teach
er will not lack friends in any communi-
ty, and we can only wish him health and
happiness in his future home.
Year: 1877

A Poor MISUNDERSTANDING during
the early part of last evening, the dry
goods and notion store of Mrs. Taylor,
Situated on b street, South Wilmington,
was entered, by a thief and the money
was committed The family were sitting
in front of the store, The thief gained
an entrance to the build by climbing up
the lightning rod, which runs down the
back part of the building and opening
one of the bed room windows made his
way down into the store. After all his
trouble he was rewarded by finding
cents, although it he had searched a
little more carefully he would have got a
tM o dollar bill. No clue has been found
as to who the thief was
Year: 1877

The Board of Health held special
meeting at Front and Adams streets, last
evening. for the purpose of examining
the sewer which covers Shipley Run as it
passe3 under Front street.


The sewer has scarcely any vent, anl
at each rain the surrounding property IL
damaged by flood.


On motion the Secretary was instruct
ed to call the attention of the Street
Commissioner to the condition of the
sewer.


This action was supplemented by the
adoption of resolution offered by Col.
Mccullough, instl ucting the secretary to
iDfolm tue City Council that the sewer,
in its present condition, is public nui-
sance, and to request measures for is
prompt Abatement.


A resolution was also adopted declar-
ing that overgrown weeds on vacant lots
are public nuisance, and instructing
the Executive Officers to notify the
owners of such vacant lots that they
must abate the suisance without delay


The Board then adjourned.
Year: 1877

when his mind grasps any science 1t is
with the precision of q master. /"


The career Of Johnny Flaxman in col
lege was similar to that in the district
school. The brilliant young men laughed
at his slowness. They spent the time In
boating and boxing that Johnny spent
over the classics; wher examination came
they found many things learned so easily
had slipped out Of memory, but Johnny
Flaxman stood like Mex. He passed
through his studies with honor, and took
the highest prize in mathematics. On the
day that he graduated, the President had
letter from the Trustees OF young col
lege out West They wrote: :" We want
u young man. that you can recommend to
US, for Professor of Mathematics, Our
school is in its infancy, has its reputation
to make, and we want the very best in
structors."


Mr.. Flaxman, as VIC now must call
him, went to them, and did-as all his life
he had done-admirably


This narrative is given particularly for
the announcement Of boys who think they
are dull and slow. Patient determination
will remove every obstacle from the path
at last.


One Sunday, not long since, ] was in
the city where the Rev. Mr.. Flaxman
breaches, and went to hear him. The
sermon reminded me of green oasis in
the Desert of Sahara. He was as much in
earnest when he told the story of Christ
the Divine Master as he had been all his
life in his various undertakings. There
were no heresies in his heart; he was Or
thodox as the Bible itself. The gray of
Time was gathering in little flakes on his
hair; there was a small bald spot on the
top of his head; he looked like strong
oak tree, and my mental comment on him
was: ~ wish that through the length
and breadth of this land scores of boys
would grow up to be such men as Mr.. Flax
man. n.-Flora Hnrcin,a, IN ". Y. Observer.
Year: 1877

quantity Of crude petroleum gnan pools where
the insect born and wrggles to maturity The thnnest


film petroleum is stated, will prevent The wrgglers
from changing bloodsuckers and will discourage the
female from laying fresh eggs such waters Two ob-
jcctons might strike the thoughtful reader None OF the
householders OF NewJersey have ever been found Will
ing admit that they have mosquitobreeding pools IN
the neighborhood OF their domciles they always claim
that the insects come from some other localities But II
petroleum actually applied Is there not danger
that the discouraged female mosquito, as she must lay
her eggs somewhere, might carry them across 10 new
York
Year: 1877

Inventions or any other means, can be economicaiy
used in England where gas is cheap there should be DO
question as to profit by its substitution in this country
where gas very dear The price OF gas in London is
limited by law 81 10 per thousand feet OF twelve
candle power and constant and close supervision Keeps
quality up the standard The Londoners are chary
Of the privileges OF their companies and would never
submit 10 practices which New Workers and Brooklynes
peacefully endure, such putting inferior burners in
the lamps OF side streets, leaving them unlighed till
after dark extngushng them an hour before daylight
charging gas not used and arbitrary treatment OF
gas consumers in general. Perhaps however, the days
OF the Gas companies power are numbered. Quite re-
Gently the Exeter Town Council England) decided 10
postpone purchase OF gas works. "on account OF the
Of the electric hgnt and the probability OF Its
suDcrseiiuR
Year: 1877

Better to smell the violet cool than sip the glowing wine; Better to hark hidden brook than watch diamond shine.

 --Old Time Poet. Better to taste the lager beer than smell the empty glass; Better to kiss pretty girl than wink at a homely lass.

 -Norristown Herald. Better have your brooches patched than owe for another pair; Better to get your little cot matched when the weather is fair.

 Fulton Times. Better to wear happy smile than go through life with sigh; Better to bet on single pair than risk an ace for high.-Old City Call. Better to run 'sdaily paper" than drive behind cart. Better to have the stomach ache than ache within your heart.

 Camden Post. Better to laugh o'er your own good luck than weep OCT another's woes; Better boil on your neighbours leg than wart on your own fair nose.

 Burlington Hawk-Eye. Better to be better man than to give the devil his dues; Better to be better unless you can't afford to lose.-N. Y. Herald. Better have the cholera than woman with red hair; Better be at the devil than have chill dren by the pair,

 -Arkansaw Traveller. Better to buzz with the spelling bee your spelling for for to mend; Better than with a real bee and play with its ''bizness" end.

 Star of Hope. Better to be sailor man and sail upon the seas; Than to be city belle with stocking full of fleas.-

 -Coffeeville Vidette. Better to be poor and honest and go ill your shirt-tail; Better than to be rascal dandy and get rode upon a rail:
Year: 1877

ernment land existed along the Gila toward it's mouth, but owing to the fact that the main and only travelled roads are on the south side of the river and very few people pass over or notice the country on the north side, it's full value and area have not been as. certained. Now that it has been brought into market and atten. tion drawn to it's character, we confidently expect before many months to learn of its being set. tied and prosperous, as in the case Of Pueblo Viejo valley few years back.
Year: 1877

ED. SENTINEL: Little has hap. pened of startling nature to dis turb the tranquility of our berg lately. One Brown was convicted by jury of supplying whiskey to an Indian and sentenced to four months in jail; there is some talk of building jail or lock up here, as being conducive to our peace and quiet but l fancy it might prove too convenient altogether. Col. Gillett of the Silver Glance has just struck a rich vein of ore.
Year: 1877

rorism exercised over them, would be en-
abled to emancipate themselves from the
prejudice which now controlled them and
90 with the party of progress. He referred
TO the fact that our opponents had brought
q number Of colOred men before the CON
gressional committees to cay they bad
voted the Democratic ticket. He would
say that if it were possible to pack all the
oolored voters of the State in this hall they
would cay to man that they would rather
vote with the party of freedom to man.
the party of God and progress, in.preference
to the Democratic party.


No reasonable man can entertain doubt
that if they could exercise their own free
wills they would seek the party that emsn
cipated them and passed the fifteenth
amendment. He wished God speed to the
incoming administration.


During the delivery of Governor An
toine's remarks he was interrupted by yell
ing outside the State House. but paid little
attention to it, and the audience was much
more interested in him than in what oo-
CURED ans where else.


At the conclusion of the address of the
Lieutenant Governor, Rsv. DR.. Thompson
delivered the benediction and the inaugu-
ration was over.


The Senators generally returned to their
chamber, the House was called to order and
again took recess till three, when sn ad-
jOurnment was had till to-day,
Year: 1877

There are many measures Of domestic
policy upon which it will be the duty of the
Legislature to bestOw it's most deliberate
consideration. Among these may be enum-
Grated some which commend themselves to
your early attention, while others may be re-
served for more special communication at
future period.
Year: 1877

One day, just aftor King Solomon
had written column Of solid non
pareil wise and moral proverbs, he
took his eldest son BY the elbow, lod
him down tho back ctairs of the
palace, through the back yard, past
the wood-shed into tho alley, backed
him up behind hitopel wood pile,
looked warily round to see that, no
one was listening, and whispered
into tho young mans ear, ''My son
little Office in spread eagle life
insurance company is better than
car load of preferred stocks in tho
Ophir mines" And then tho
monarch threw his head on one
side: drew in his chin, shut one eye,
and gazed at his offspring in nsilence..
Three years afterward, when tho
Great Hebraic Consolidated Stormy
Jordan Lifo Assurance Company, of
which that Intelligent young prince
was president, went into bankruptcy
the young man was able to let his
father, who was q little short at the
time. have 275, 900 shekels for ninety
days. on his simple note Of hand
Eechange.
Year: 1877

II we can biidge over this year, re-
marks a cotemporary, the future is full
of promise. In all directions we see
causes for rejoicing. We have passed
the worse, the better days are dawning
upon us. Everywhere confidence is tax
ing the place Of doubt, and better feel,
ing is manifest in business circles
throughout the length and breadth of
the land.


The New York Herald says; "TEc
country stands at the threshold OF a
period Of great prosperity, and it will
grow rich. During the next four years
it would require very extraordinary
efforts to prevent the American people
from making up the losses of the past and
becoming once more the most prosperous
and happy nation in the world"


At no period in our history as Il nation
has our foreign trade been 50 largely in
our favor as at present, and yet there ls
an increasing demand oraII the products
of our manufactures and our soil.


The Iron Age says: The outlook for
merchant iron is better than it has been
for months. We do not speak at random,
but from actual observation and iniOrma-
tion gained from visit to most OF the
prominent markets, both east and west.
In the west, especially, there is a decid-
edly better feeling, A large number of
the Pitt-burg mills are refusing orders
unless they can get 2-lOc better than
they would take six months ago. This
is not only true of pittsburg, but of all
parts of the west"


Business is beginning to revive at the
south The rolling mills and cotton fac
tories Of Georgia are in operation, and
new ones are in process of construction.
Soon cotton factory in Atlanta will be
completed, and when the power is turned
on, the music of 10000 spindles will be
heard. The rolling mills Ct Tennessee,
after dcathlike silence of years, are
again in motion. Looking ahead we see
the bow OF hope spanning the heavens,
and away beyond we see the dawning of
the most prosperous period we have ever
Year: 1877

Possibly the war in the East may give MS
the benefit of some of the costly lessons of
experience, without the expense of participa-
ton Enormous sums of money have been
expended Dy a few nations of Europe in naval
armamcnts. But the power of great guns has
constantly kept pace with the strength of the
defenses, and as yet the target has not been


made that the shot cannot penetrate. Iron
clads cannot be built 80 a. to be practically
fit for ocean sailing, that can resist the i'm
pact of proiectiles from the heaviest of modern
artillery; but they may easily be capable of
defying ordinary harbor forts and shore bat
teres. Such an event as the sinking of the
Year: 1877

After a long preparation the maskers and
mummeTs yesterday and last night made the
streets of NewYork for a little while brigb,
and bustling. There was a great crowd Of
sight-secrs, and there was a great deal n,
tradesmen's advertising in the procession
The colors were pretty, and so was the red
fire, but the fOolcry, what there was Of it, was
of a rather elaborate and prepense type
There was an odd mixture of old things and
new, of the absurd, the prosaic, and the poeti.
cal, of mythology modemized, and of sheer
grotesqnenCss. There was, above all, Ten.
tonic heayiness, if we may say 80, and not much
of the light-heared abandon of an Italian car.
nival. The music was Of a military descrip-
ton; the King was OF a theatrical sOrt the
costumes, with all their variety and tinsel
were of no age and of no particular character
while of the banners and other paraphemalia
the same thing may be said.


From the suburbs there was a great crowd
of visitors. AS a people we Seem to be az
fond of spectacle of any sort as ever were
the Roman plebeians. to whom the triumpbs
of victorious generals, the display of the
spoils of war, barbaric gold and gems, royal
captives, and the strange animals brought
from far-away deserts, were a pleasure Of
which the tribes never tired. In the country
towns the entry Of the menagerie or the
circus is a treat which the small population
eagerly anticipates for weeks. Even in the
city, small cart, with one banner and
brass band, will find a crowd awaiting its
approach at every fresh corner Of professions
the public never gets enough.


The promoters of yesterdays display have
intimated that if success crowned the expert
ment, we might expect an annual recurrence
of the entertainment Unless their notions
of what constitutes success are very
peculiar we are not likely to see
another Carnival. At the same time, it
must be allowed that attempts to acclimatize
foreign sports and customs are rather uphill
work The festivities which the people thor
oughly enjoy are those which are spontaneously
engaged in, and which receive their impulse
from the national heart. Nobody could fail TO
feel that yesterday we had a taste of an i'm
ported article and that the flavor was not
enrapturing to the New-YOrk palate.
Year: 1877

President Haycs's reception by the Chamber
of Commerce on Monday night was sufficient
answer 70 the foolish people who have been
urging that Democratic officials and Demo-
cratic merchants should not extend 10 him any
social recognition. But his reception by the
people of the city at large yesterday
vas a still more convincing reply. Con-
sidering the fact that the President Is personally
a total stranger t0 the mass OF our citizens
the last of his yisits having been made seven
years ago, the greeting which he received from
The crowds in the streets, and the enthusiasm
Year: 1877

That Mississippi Landowner of whom a staff
correspondent speaks in another column, who
sells land to colored men on condition that
they shall plant one acre Of corn to two acres
of cotton, is a public bcnefactor. lie ought
not to 20 down TO history simply as "a gen
"tleman W. Meridian" A diversitcation Of
crops will be the salvation of the South, and
every man who does his best 20 bring il about
is entitled 10 bis share of fame.
Year: 1877

that America might possibly afford US a
chance to get living till death came.
80 we allowed ourselves to be sent
wherever Potts chose, sinceit could not p,s.
sibly make things worse that they were,
He availed himself of our stolid indiffer-
ence, put us as steerage passengers in the
steerage on board Of a crowded emigrant
ship, the Tecumseh. and gave us for our
provisions some mouldy bread.


"We simply lived and suffered, and we
were all waiting for death, till one day an
angel appeared who gave us short respise,
and saved us for a while from misery.
This angel, Louis, was Paolo, the son Of
Langhetti.


"You look amazed. 1t was certainly an
amazing thing that he should be on board
the same ship with us. He was in the
cabin. He noticed our misery without
knowing who we were. He came to give
us his pity and help us. When at last he
found out our names he fell on our necks,
kissed us, and wept aloud.


He gave up his room in the cabin to
my mother and sister, and slept and lived
with me. Most of all he cheered us by the
lofty, spiritual words with which he babe
us look with contempt upon the troubles of
life and aspire after immortal happiness
Yes, Louis; Langhetti gave us peace.


'There were six hundred passengers
The plague broke out among us. The
deaths ever day increased, and all were fill
ed with dispair. AT last the sailors them
selves began to die.


II believe there was only one in all that
ship who preserved calm reason and stood
without fear during those awful weeks.
That one was Langhetti. He found the
officers of the ship panic stricken, SO he
took charge of the steerage, organized nur-
ses, watched over every thing, encouraged
every body, and labored night and day.
In the midst Of all fell sick, and he nur-
sed me back to life, Nest Of all, that man
inspired forlitude by the hope that beamed
in his eyes, and by the radiancy of his
smiles. Never mind, Brandon" said he as
lay, thought doomed. Death is moth
ing. Life goes on. You will leave this
pest-ship for realm Of light. Keep up
your heart, my brother immortal, and
praise God with your latest BREATH