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Year: 1878

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seems to me that getting married,
without the means of support, is
all the "rage." A young man
will get married, when be has not
dollar in the world, no work and
no prospect of getting any; has to
borrow money to pay for his mar
riage license. The girl be marries
is no better off than he-they
know this, yet so on without heed
ing it; what can they do? They
must live, but air pudding with
water sauce willnot satisfy the era
wings of an healthy stomach, and
when that is empty, the temper
will not be sweet aS sugar, / as
sure you. Slight differences that
could be gotten over under other
circumstances with a filled stom.
ach) without difficulty, terminate
in serious quarrels; this leads to
dissatisfaction, and they blame
each other for what has occurred,
begin to hate each other, and I'm
ally get divorced. How often we
hear of the husband living With
his wife's family, depending on
them for a living. How mean he
must feel. eating the bread of de-
.pendence


A young man should not mar
ry until he has enough TO keep
aim comfortably-a good bust
ness and fair prospects-because
his expenses will be greater. Girls
are sometimes to blame, as they
should fnd out whether their low
ers have enough to keep them as
good as their fathers did; if not.
they should refuse to marry them


This marrying without money,
and living, "love III cottage" is
all we'll IN a novel, where at the
end, a rich uncle or some other
relation dies and leaves them all
his money; but in real life rich
uncles are scarce articles. Il is
not always riches that bring hap
piness, for a man with a small i'm
come is sometimes much happier
than his wealthy neighbor, who
has everything at his command
1t is utterly impossible for persons
to be happy who have to scrape
and scratchto make both ends meet.
The husband comes home with a
scowl on his face; his wife meets
MIN with a scJwl and is afraid to
speak, thinking he will explode;
he sees her lrown and will not
talk; the children seeing their pa
rents 50 moody, become sulky and
cross, and the whole family spend
miserable evening-while,on ON The
other hand, if they had sufficient
money to keep them, the hus
b md would cpme home happy,
meet his smiling wife, who greels
him with a kiss, the children
crowd around for their shore OF
pleasure; and do not hesitate &c
talk 10 one aaoiLheT. The wife
Ihns no bills Chat have to be
squeezed out OF the housekeeping
money The husband has no Sc
crets IRON his vile. They live in
harmony and peace, and go
through Lille as content as possible


So do not be in hurry, reader;
better wait few years now, and
be con.f rtable in after life, than
marry before you are able, and re-
gret it all your life--for you will
You may pull thro" gh, after q
fashion. bat will always look with
a shuddtr at what you have gone
through, and think what might
have been" if you had not been
in such a hurry.


La the critical condition of The
money aft ,irs of the country a
present, | advise all persone mat
rimonialiy intent, to suspend the
operation for a while, until they
can ee a clear path to walk in.


B. B.
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Times is dis
posed to be sarcastic at the ex-
pense of the President. 1t re-
marks: If it wasn't telegraphed
from Washington every day OF
two that the Presidents civil SER
vice order is going to be enforced
the people might forget that such
an order was ever issued. The
administration has been a whole
year now threatening to enforce
it, aud just as long not doing it.
Year: 1878

jenkins old Commercial leads all the
Matchmaking machines, but had not a
word to say against the most disastrous
savings bank outrage and swindle which
occurred in this city several years ago.
Nor did it say word against the persist
ent injection of poison in the Brandy
wine water. No, these were affairs too
near its own interested friends.
Year: 1878

A passenger from Kingstree on tie
line of the North eastern railroad gives
the details of a fIightful accident which
occurred at that place on Wednesday
last. A travelling show company had
stopped at tho town for the purpose of
relieving the natives of all their spare
change, and in order moro successfully
to carry out this praiseworthy object
had with them balloon, by means Of
which one of the company ascended into
the air, and went through certain gym
nastic performances. This exhibition
was free, of course, and drew an i'm
mensc crowd. When the hour for the
balloon ascension arrived the town and
surrounding country were alive with
the natives, mostly negroes, who never
having seen balloon before, locked
upon the whole proceeding with mix
ture of awe and curiosity. BY dint OF
persuasion two negroes consented to
hold the ropes of the balloon while it
was being inflated with hot air. When
everything was in readiness, a man in a
pair of red drawers and red shirt
came out and was cheered Justify. The
balloon swayed violently to and fro, and
the aeronaut took his seat upon small
bar which dangled from the air ship,
and gave the order to cast loose. The
negroes loosed their hold upon the ropes,
and the balloon shot upward. To the
CONSERVATION of the crowd, however, it
was seen that one of the negroes had
become entangled in the ropes, and was
being borne aloft with frightful rapidity.
With wonderful presence of mind,
the unfortunate darly grasped the ropes
with his hands, and after disengaging
his feet from the ropes, climbed up to
the bar upon which sat the man in rcd.
Instead, however, of remaining upon
this comparatively secure perch, he let
go his hold, and began sliding down the
rope again, and, upon reaching the end,
he let 90 entirely, and was dashed TO
the earth, having fallen about sixty
feet. The crowd were so completely
awe-stricken that not one would dare to
approach the prostrate man. After
some little time, however, several gentle
men who were near by went up to the
negro, and found him bleeding profusely
from the mouth and apparently uncon-
scious. At the last accounts the man
was still alive, but it is hardly possible
for him to recover. The aeronaut sue
ceeded in making safe landing.
Charleston NeaOs.
Year: 1878

THE sea otter is so deeply imbued
with the fear of man, that all attempts
to keep it alive after its capture have
failed as it perishes by selfimposed
starvation, all through its unconquer-
able fear Of man. Oh, ~woman, how
deeply you do not remind us of the
sea otter Haso&eye
Year: 1878

WAS IT AN ACCIDENT OR WHAT


BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRmUNEL


WASHINGTON, July 1S.-The section of the last
Army Appropriation bill, which stoppedIpromotions
and appointments has created considerable discus
sion in Army circles here. In view OF the facts dis
covered in tao case the section will be referred to
the Attorney General for an opinion. This part of
the law provides that all promotions shall cease
until after the Joint Committee on Reorganization
of the Army shall have reported TO Congress, and
it's report shall be acted upon, provided that this
limitation shall not apply to the line of the Army
below the rank of captain" 1t now appears
that this is entirely different from the sec
ton as adopted by the conference commit
tee, although it seems difficult to fix the
blame for the discrepancy. The report was pre-
sented in the House by Mr. Hewitt, of New-York,
about 4:3O p. m. the Saturday before the day
first fixed for adjournment After it had been hur-
riedly read, Mr.. Hewitt made a brief speech, giving
the msin points of the compromises between the
two Houses and then demanded the previous ques-
tions, and the report was adopted. In this speech
Mr.. Hewitt said:


In order that the Army might not bs increased in any
direction pending the consideration OF the question by
tbaf ponding the action Of the committee and pending
tie action of Congress upon IT, there should be no pro
whatever vacancies except IN grades in the line
below that Of captain in order that the company organ
cation should not suffer.


Mr. Hewitt therefore gave the idea that in the
line promotion was not at all interfered with, and
that the limitation of appointments was excepted
in regard to lieutenants in the line Mr. Sargent
presented the report IN the Senate, aud also made
speech explanatory Of the agreements. In regard
to the provision here referred to- he said:


The House oonerees very reluctantly yielded the pro-
vision for the reorganization Of the Army and went with
considerable power into argument OF the question as
to its necessity, and dwelt upon tho continued promo
the of
staff etc. As q compromise upon these matters the sen
ae c0nserees agreed that until the report OF the eom
mitee and action OF Congress thereon promotions IN
the sta should ano in the line to the rank OF Gap
tain.


The original manuscript of tho report is much
interlined and patched and the section referred to
is on an entirely separate sheet and is in different
handwriting from that of the greater part of the
report. 1t fully appears that the intention Of the
conferees upon the Army bill was to allow new
appointments to be made to the grades Of first
and second lieutenants, while promotions from
these grades to Captaincios might be made; but by
this accident, if it DO accident, all promotions
except from second to first heutenancies are for
hidden.
Year: 1878

lBY TELEGRAPH 10 THE TRIBUNE.


WAsHINGToN, July 15.-The POstmaster-General
has received a letter from a prominent citizen Of
Georgia Ia Dcmocran, asking what assurances Of
assistance the Administration will give to the Lib
erals or independent elements in that State # they
nominate a ticket in opposition to The Old BourOons
who are not IN sympathy with the people, but are
simply utilizing them for their own interests. He
alludes to this independent element as gaining in
strength and asserts that it only needs recog
milton from the Government to enable il TO crystal
lie into q formidable factor in Southern politics.
The writer suggests the establishment OF news
paper at central point IN the state as the organ
of this progressive political sentiment.
Year: 1878

TOO ANXIOUS TO TRY FOUR REVENUE OFFlCEkcs


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBUHE.f


WASHINGTON, July 1s-The Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue has received notice that Judge Ker-
shaw of one of the State Courts of South Carolina
has finally refused to transfer to the United States
Court the cases Of the officers lately arrested
at Greenvlle charged with murder for killing one
Amos Ladd while in the discharge of their duty, and
in self-defence


The case was ths Four revenue officers visited
the house Of Ladd where a noted outlaw and dealer
in illicit spirits named Redman supposed 70 be.
Ladd was one Of his drivers engaged in the general
sale Of Illicit spirits Upon the officers approaching
the house Ladd attempted to shoot one Of them but
the cap on his rifle snapped and before he could re-
place it he was himself shot The four officers then
proceeded TO Greenyille, surrendered themselves,
and were Immediately indicted for murder and i'm
prisoned in the county jail Tho attempt OF the
United States authorities TO have their case trans
ferred to the United States Court was resisted at
every STEP and finally after a full argument before
Judge Kershaw, he has decided to refuse the apDli-
cation for transfer on the curious ground that at
the time of the killing these revenue officers, as
they themselves claim acting in self-defence,
and that consequently their act was personal one
and not an act performed in their official capacity
and in the execution OF United states law. .,


The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue had fun
consultation with the Attorney-GeneIal upon the
subject to-day; and result the United states
Attorney will be directed TO apply for writ OF ha-
beas corpus, and tho authorities viii transfer the
case to the United States Court aud make Issue IA
the State Court upon the authority contained III
Section 8f3 OF the Revised Statutes, which provides
for the transfer. These proceedings VIII be begun
forthwith and q distinct issue will be raised npon
them with the State authorities. The Marshal VIII
be directed soon as writ of habeas corpus can be
obtained TO take the revenue officers from jail ana
retain them in his own custody subject to the order
of the Circuit Court.
Year: 1878

violence and leave their legacy ofprejudice'
but sooner or later that must give way
before the influence Of new interests Gre
ating new excitemcnts and obliterating all
traces of the old. There is actually NO
conflict of interests between our Northern
and Southern States sectionally, but the
real conflicts Of interests, to be fonnd
always aud everywhere, are rather those
of classes irrespective Of locality. Capital,
North, South, and West, aiRliates together
in ita conflict with labor money knows
no sectional jeslousies in its designs uPon
the profits Of production.


And now that We see old sectional pre-
judices giving way so rapidly before this
new alliance Of class interests, now that 30
ciety 10 coming back once moro to the nor
NAL control Of business exigencies, now
that politics arc forming their line Of battle
along o frontier of financial policy in
stead of parallel of latitude, the most
skeptical may begin to realize that the in
fuences of the late war are nearly ex-
pended as an agency of evil to the South.
Year: 1878

Those Of our subscribers outside the city
who have not yet remitted THAR subscriptions
for the current year, are earnestly requested
70 do 90 at once, as We have some heavy pay
msats to make during the next two weeks.
To each individual subscriber the amount is
small and apparently Of little consequence, but
the aggregate Of the small sumo is very large
and Of great consequence to ns. Let all who
possibly can. remit this week by Post Once
Money Order or Registered Letter.
Year: 1878

IMPROVEMENT. IN COURT ExPENsEs-The Grand
Jury of New Castle in their report last week to
the court among other things to which especial at
tention was called, was the following:


, The service of single term on the Grand Jury of
TINS comfy cannot fail to convice any man of
ordinary intelligence that there is pressing necessity
for some change in the laws of this State for the pun
lshment OF crimes of uniform grade-we refer more
especially to cases of assault and battery and petty
larceny.


It is not unfrequenty the case that personscharged
with offences of this kind supported as prisoners
ut the expense OF the county for months The term
OF the Grand Jury well that of the is
cupied for considerable time and scores of men.
whose time to them is valuable, kept waiting for
days together until cases of this kind disposed of
some of them not making in the issue much as the
fees OF witness for single day, and indulge the
hope that the time is not far distant when shall
have some tribunal by which offences of this kind
may be disposed OF in more expeditions and less
penSive manner.


The suggestions named above are no less important
to New Castle than our own. The trial of these
petty cases makes courts costly and tax on the
time of the business men who are required to at
tend them, and it is wonder that it has been allowed
to exist SO long. In fact the last Republican Legsla
ture about twenty years ago. did pass bill establish
ing inferior courts and enlarging the jurisdiction o.
Justices of the Peace, that in fair way to nee
the requirements of the case but repealed by the
| subsequent Legislature before it had been fairly
under trial Perhaps the Act as then adopted coul(
be greatly improved but it covered, think nearl!
every phase Of that as presented above If sucl
a law was at all needed then it is much more now, a
the criminal cases all the time on the increase
especially in New Castle CO. The cost Of most of thes
cases WILL tits said average nearly 500. Then in addi
ton to this. is the heavy cost of boarding them il
the county Jail for months. The plan of keeping
man in Jail five or six months is detrimental al
around. If he is innocent. it is a great injustice
him and his family; if guilty he should have speed
justice administered to him possible, an
the county relieved of his burden. Many criminal
go unwhipped of justice because the suffering one
shrink from the publicity and task of halfweeks
tendance atthe county seat Petty thievng, especial
of females for this reason most always gets off
the culprt leaving one home to perpetratc til
same offence at another. If a bill establishing Magi


trate Courts were made law we believe most
these offenders would be brought to justice pett


larceny greatly diminished and costs of our cour


descended perhaps one half
Year: 1878

THE TRAIN WRECKER'S EsCAPE-More interest has
centered in the of Harley G. Brown the train
wrccker than any other that has been tried in the
courts of State for long time. because it brings
the question of safety home to every man and woman
who travels. The jury acquitted him on the charge
of murder though he was the means of the untimey
death of four men and the wOundng of a number of
Others The prisoners disclaimer of intending to
take life when he put the tie across the track in
front of the heavily loaded passenger train is par
with him who would apply fuse to powder maya
zine but didn't design hurting any one in the in
closed fort. 1t is putting too cheap value on human
life. Persons who enter train for a few hours
travel do not like to feel it is the passport to eternity
People in such circumstances like to feel they are
secure at least that their lives cannot be put in
jeopardy without adequate punishment upon the
culprit who would in the slightest measure tampeI
with it. The law subjects such criminal to the
penalty of death and that Browns sentence lei
down to manslaughter," is owing to the tender
mercies of twelve men sworn to try him on the
| evidence That Brown intending to accomplish


different result than murder, is of consequence
to those whose lives the result of his rash act


and justice them demands that he should suffer the
4 full penalty of the law.
Year: 1878

THE LAW OF CONFESSIONAL will be recoected
that i'll the celebrated trial of Dr. Isaac West for the
murder of Couch Turner at Dover, he was acquitted
by the jury on the plea of his council Senator now
Chancellor Salisbury that having admitted part Of
the prisoners evidence they were bound to take the
whole Having admitted in his previous confession
to killing Turner, the able attorney made the jury
believe that his subsequent statement of having done
it in selfdeence must also be taken and thus he
capped the penalties of foul murder. 1t never had
been law and the people did not then believe it was,
but the verdict had to be submitted to though under
protest. 1t was law of their own making un-
authorized by previous decisions and unsupported by
the charge of the Court. similar plea was set up
it seems in the case of Brown at New Castle, but
without avail. In charging the jury the Court was
very distinct this point in theu of the following
| language:


You may if you feel that you are constrained TO dc
So believe his statement and acQut hmOf malicious
homicide, and find him guilty of manSlaughter But
you are not bound to believe that statement, though
you must consider it along with what he said agains
himself In all cases of admission the whole of wha
the party said at the same time and relative to The
| same subject should be given in evidence; bu
does not follow that all parts of the statement art
to beTeceved equally worthy of credit for the jury
is to consider how much of the whole statement they
deem worthy of belief including well the facts as
serted by the party in his own favor as those making
| against him.
Year: 1878

known that Mr.. Christiancy, anxious
only to relieve Congress of a burden
which it is untitled to bear, consented to
introduce the bill without mastering its
far-reaching effects. 1t is not likely that
he will ever become the advocate of such
bill, and still less likely that it can ever
pass Republican Senate. But the fire.
quency with which attempts of this kind
are being made the immense value of
the prize contended for, and the surpris-
ing lack of information on the subject
which a little inquiry among Congress
men discloses, makes very apparent the
necessity for great vigilance and for some
action which shall summarily and forev-
er clear away these unjust and fraudu-
lent claims
Year: 1878

Fernando Wood is terribly mortified
over the defeat of his pet tariff bill, and
any allusion to it makes him very angry.
On Saturday he went into store to pur-
chase some muslin for shirts, and while
pulling the material to test its qualities,
the clerk observed, THAT wouldn't tear
if" Tariff interrupted Wood, in tones
of thunder. "If you say that word again,
young man, I'll split you open from top
to bottomr' The affrighted young man
whispered to cash boy to 60 out and
bring a policeman in to arrest the crazy
man.
Year: 1878

All kinds of Real Estate bought and sold, and
all work incident to a Real Estate Agency
promptly attended to.


B5-If You want information concerning Real
Estate in Pike county, call and see me. Office
in the Court House, Waverly. 23may7Stf
Year: 1878

The following card from Hon L. w. Coe to the workingmen of Wolcottville is good advice the country ever:

 The Water Company have a job in hand that will amount in wages for labor tc-say i've or six thousand dollars, which will be paid cut either to you, or to persons outside of the village. The prices the water company pro- pose to pay are as much as are paid for similar work in other places. The work will be done whether you are willing to do part or all of it. Ii done by you, it is so much money in the hands Of the people of the place. You must expect very dull business during all of the coming summer, and you must expect that the prices of your labor will correspond with similar werk In other places, and with the state of business in this place. You have enjoyed with the manufacturers their prosperity, and you must be prepared to share with them any | change in their business. As your friend, I counsel you to take hold of this and any other work that you can get, and not let your pride stand In the way of your prosperity. The cid saying is good in this case, "A. half loaf is better than no bread, .,.s 4. l.. W. c. '
Year: 1878

An Act in addition to an Act Concerning Civil

 Actions.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep resentatives ill General Assembly convened That in all cases where any joint contractor other than partner shall have died, the exec utor or administrator of such decedent may be joined with the surviving contractor or con- tractors as joint plaintiff in any action upon said joint contract and as joint defendant where the estate of such decedent is not in set clement as an insolvent estate; but in case the estate of such deceased person shall afterwards under existing laws be represented as insol- vent, such insolvency may be suggested on the record, and thereupon said suit in respect to such defendant shall be discontinued; any judgment against such executor or administrator shall run against the estate of such decedent only and in the same manner as if he were sued alone 1,rOuided that nothing herein shall oper- ate to extend the time limited by the court of probate for the presentation of claims against the estate of such decedent.

 Approved March 27 1878.
Year: 1878

the end OF two hours when the coal is at white heat
the other ed and the first ynpors OF tar and mosure
which start from the latter at too low temperature 70
be decoposed are made to pass through considerable
body OF redhOt coke In the former and are thus con-


yerted into stream Of oil is supplied TO the retort
whose charge OF coal has been partially distilled, with
superheaed steam and the yield OF gas nom the coa s
thus increased tits claimed that by this method 10000
gas be obtained from ton OF COAL the yield
by the ordinary process being placed at 600 feet