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Year: 1878

France reckOns two braves more. a
fireman at Tarbes rushed among the
blazing ruins of a house to save his
Captain and a clergyman, who were
buried beneath a floor in endeavOring
to rescue the inmates. The fireman re-
mained trying to eXtTicate the Captain,
but without avail, till the flesh peeled
off his hands and face. He has died
from his wounds, has been buried at
the nations expense, and for a month
his name will be read out first on the
rol-cau Of every regiment in the army.
Jean Planter is a pointsman, and a
few months ago in endeavOrilg to close
the gates Of a crossing, he was struck
down by a goods train and his arm am
putated. Not a soul was within reach,
and, aware that an express train was
due, he tied up the bleeding stump and
remained at his post Of duty till sta
tion-master, informed by the engine
driver that some accident had occurred,
picked up the arm from the rail and
svccored the hero
Year: 1878

Special to the Star.


THE CITY FRIGHTENING UP.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.-Members OF Con-
gress are daily arriving, and the city Is be-
ginning to present a lively appearance.
Speculation is rife as to the work OF the
session.


CONGRESSIONAL PROBABILITIES


The probabilities are summed up as fol-
lows:


A bill to reorganize the army will be re-
ported, but there is no likelihood of its
passage or that there will be any reduction
of the army strength.


The levee measure will be pressed.


The Texas Pacific will come up in both
branches, and be antagonized as usual by
Huntington's scheme.


1t is said that the Brazil subsidy will not
be pressed, but this is probably unauthor-
ized.


The bill to transfer the control of the In
dian Bureau to the War Department will
be a prominent topic.


The appropriation bills will probably run
in the old grooves, with little change, ex-
cept an increased allowance for rapid mail
service.


There will be good deal of party wrang-
ling, outrage shrieking and full discussion
of the last campaign and its results, with a
debate over the cipher dispatches and the
Returning Board of 1876.
The session promises to be exceedingly
interesting, and party spirit will run high.
1t is generally agreed that the fiat money
folly is played out.
Year: 1878

THE Cincinnati Breakfast Table has
discovered, and breaks the news gently
to sensitive world, that no poet can
write the words to song until after the
music is written, when the words must
be tackled ON to the jingle. Never before
could we understand why it is that not
one vocalist out of eighteen thousand
knows the words of the song he sung,
Now we see why it is that the young
man who sings at little gatherings always
starts out boldly with "0h ! como to the
lattice, sweet Abigail Jane" in a terrific
roar, and then tails off in maudlin kind
ofway into For the lumty tum decide ol
dol, never tol leedle de diddity UGin
And the tumti di decide with thee
Hdwkeye.
Year: 1878

ACCUsTOM child as soon as he can
speak, to nsrrate his little experiences,
his chapter of accidents, his griefs, his
fears, his hopes; to communicate what
he has noticed in the world without, and
what he feels struggling in the world
within. Anxious to narrate, he will be
induced to give attention to the objects
around him, and what is passing in the
sphere of his observation, and to observe
and note events will become one of his
first pleasures; and this is the ground
work of the thoughtful character.
Year: 1878

For the first tim. In their history the


French ill have real Republic by


the frat Of January. They have had


it in name only during Marshal Mona


hons Presidency. The late choice OF
Senatorial electors makes it certain tina,
the removals to BIZ made will make q
majority in the French Senate. This
shows the growth If R-publicanisn In
Eu rope and is an important success as
indicating the faith with which the
French people contemplate the Repub
lcan machinery Of government after a
good trial Of its ope .ations, and France
is to be congratulated as the Republican
victory won, is not the victory that
conf.rs universal suffrage, which would
place her at the mercy Of the French
Communists. A victory gained through
the influence of the Commune would
have been r"actionary, controlled by
ignorance, prejudice and fana,ical pop
ular passion. At last, therefore, even
France is convinced that 1t is time to
try sincerely and honestly the only po-
litical system that is no longer con-
spiracy. Both the French Senate and
the House will now be Republican and
on joint ballot will elect real Repub
lican President who will not have the
power nor the disposition to prolong his
.srm st will, and Of whose faith and
principles there can be no doubt. The
United States Tor ths last hundred years
the hast Republic in the world, reaches
forth her haSds across the great ocean
and graspins warmly the hand of her
sister French. Republic, welcomes her to
her side.
Year: 1878

The GREBNBAcKERs say that what
they want in Delaware first is fair and
equal laws, that will enable every male
citizen over the age Of Il years to ex-
ercise the privileges Of the elective
franchise. This is certainly q com.
mendable trait in the new party, but
we cannot see how they can make any
teadway in this direction by weak
ening the Republican party and voting
exclusively the Greenback ticket. There
Is no doubt but the Republicans will
poll the largest vote of the opposition,
and with the aid Of those who will
vote the Grsenback ticket might he
able to elect a part Of the Levy Court
ticket, a part Of the Legislative ticket
the Sheriff and Coroner. This it appears
TO us would be the most practical way
to bring about the reform in the equal
zation of the Assessment which tn,
Green hackers say they desire. TN
object any how cannot be reached b,
dividing off into small parties.
Year: 1878

This was the cry on Sunday after
noon in the Tenth ward, and 1t would
have been well il the police had been
around Second and Monroe streets as a
number of young sprouts Of boys mad"
the Sabbath air hideous with their cur.
s-s, bad language, and threats Of shoot
ing ndikniving each other. This was
kept up for an hour in what is called
christian communitz, and on SUNDAY
but no police were around.
Year: 1878

PREPIDENT HAYES remains serene is the
stcreOtypcd announcement ofth Opposition
press. And well he may. The Democracy
has soIidiiied the Republican party to his
support by its assault upon the Title. They
aimed their revolutionary shot at the rider
and havcsimply frightened the horse That
Is all and the horse will carry the rider
through. A few saddlc-bruiscs may
leave scars; but in the race of lssO THE
Man on Horseback" or some one like him,
will find very comfortable and successful
scat
Year: 1878

IT is significant fact that the mere men
tion Of General GRANTS name nowadays,
in these troublous political seas, is hailed as
suggestive of n strong firm hand at the
helr. 1t is agreed by many that the moral
influence of his well-known characteristics
Of vigor and determination would alone
quell the pending Democratic revolution
Truly did Senator Ben HILL say: "If Cen
cral GRANT had one quality moro than
" another it was that he was a direct man
" He moves in direct line. lie had no
angles and no ambuscades.r We add that
such man, positive in his character, and
void of intriguing complications, would COM
mand deserved respect from the public if he
were in authority Just now.
Year: 1878

THE Southern people are taking hand
in the matter Of the POTTER resolution.
The leading merchants and business men of
New Orleans are decidedly opposed to any
rcopcnng Of the Presidential question, and
think that Southern Congressman had better
be looking after the interests of their con-
stiiucnts, and try and relieve the vast
amount of suffering in the country by wise
and iudcous legislation. This is cold COM
tort for TILpEN.
Year: 1878

MAN has been singled out by name and
represented to the country as being compli-
Gated in the alleged frauds, we do not see
how the committee can, with the least show
Of propricty, refuse the reasonable request
that he has made to be permitted to defend
h msclf before that body. 10 refuse it.
under the circumstances, would be a high
handed and indciensible wrong toward o
distinguished citizen and officer of the
United States who has been selected as
mark Of public reproach. Wcexpect that the
committee will do Mr.. SHERMAN simple
justice in the premises and that will come
in prompt aud graceful yielding to his
expressed wish. 1t can scarcely hope to
justify refusal by any resort to special
pleading or technical advantage, and we do
not anticipate any such action on its part.
II is evident that Mr. SHERMAN seeks the
most thorough scrutiny into all his acts
during his visit to the South to witness the
count Of the electoral vote, believing most
confidently that the more thorough the in
vcstigation the more perfect will be his
vindication.
Year: 1878

"No DOUBTS niilict any Democrats mind
"ns TO JonN SHERMAN's guilt is the bold
declaration of the Democratic organ at the
very threshold of the Title-lnvcstigation.
Then why go on with your inquiry? Why
not proceed TO punish him at once? Or is
it true that your committee has been organ
lied only to convict?
Year: 1878

THERE is a difference of opinion between
the New York Sun and Secretary SHERMAN.
The former says that the lattcr's "boldness
" is the ellrontry of mere brass" while the
after is firm in the belief that it arises from
consciousness of innocence
Year: 1878

THE opinion is prevalent that if the
G%caSer-Democrats stop short of actual rev.
olution, the Potter investigation will
simply result in the bcspattcrng of the Ad-
ministratiOn or some of its members by
means Of partisan mud-throwing, while the
Republican party. as party, will he made
stronger in the affections of the people. But
we shall see what we shall see
Year: 1878

THE New York sun insists that we shall
get rid of our navy, and the Democrats that
we shall abolish or cripple our army. Leave
the nation without any defense and DANA
and the Democrats will be perfectly happy.
Par Mobile f,Hfrnm.'
Year: 1878

TIE SARGENT amendment TO the bill re-
firing General SHIELDS was sufficiently
pruncd of its Objectionable features to make
it acceptable to the Republicans and at the
same time to test the non-partisan profess
sions Of the Democracy. 1t will receive the
commentator of the people everywhere,
who have not forgotten General GRANTS
patriotic services during the war however
much he may have been truduced by polit-
cal opponents since then. The history of
the bill is simply that the Democrats were
driven intOa recognition OF General SHIELDS
because Of his prominence rs a candidate for
DDOrkeeper in the House and of their des..
to make n show or pretcnse of regard for a
manned Union soldier II was amended
by Republican votes in the Senate so as to
include n complimentary recognition OF
General GRANT. But the Democrats. Us
soon as General GRANT, the conqucror OF
the rebellion, became possible participant
in its benefits, rallied sufficient strength to
defeat its passage The precedent it was
intended to establish is good one MOnu-
mcnts to the living are distastciul and are
neglected to the dead but this act would
have proved that Republics are not always
ungrutciul to living heroes.
Year: 1878

By reference to a letter from Hon. JOHN
chairman Of the Revolutionary Committee
of Investigation, which we publish in an
other column of this ISSUE it will be seen
that Mr.. SHERMAN is ready for the contest.
lie asks to be represented at the invcstiga-
ton by counsel; that such witnesses us he
may indicate shall be subp~naed and ex-
amined, and by such agencies he
proposes to make the investigation
a little more fair and sweeping
than is sought in the narrow scope of
the jug-handled resolution upon which
the inquiry is based. AS Secretary SmER-
Year: 1878

We hear great deal lately in the vein
of Governor VAN ZANDT's recent declara-
tion that President HAYES election was
proclaimed by the House and by the high
est tribunal in the land" This is all very
well and very reassuring-provided the
further fact is not recalled that the House.
with almost the same breath that declared
the election of HAYES and WHEELER, de-
nounCed the act as fraud and great ma
tiOnal outrage. The counting OF the cleo
toral vote was under protest protest that
a revolution outright and thinly disguised,
against the count.
Year: 1878

Now that the appalling responsibility of
actual revolution stares them in the face,
the Democrats begin to trcmblc little
but not enough to deter them from going
on with their scditious programme. The
organ yesterday, for example, conceded
that doubts may be entertained as to Mr..
" HAYES guilt" But 1t is not broad
enough rs n concession to indicate due
appreciation of the Title Investigation
iniquity. Next fall, when the people
speak to reclaim the House to the Republic
can party, these revolutionists will open
their eyes to another view OF the case.
Year: 1878


They will trust thy word, in a single hour,
They will love thy face, they will lAud thy power
For the New has charms which the Old has not.
And the rangers face makes the friends forgot
Year: 1878

cost only another hundred dollars: SO
they have, for an outlay of 5000, com
plete flour and feed mill, sufficient for
the local wants of that community.


How many snail out oi the way places
there are around the Sound, lcmote from
direct steam communication, where the
freight Is almost equal to the first csst Of
Of the article, that mill OF this kind
would be blessing indeeal
Year: 1878

Totat amount of land in cultivation
alsng the Nootsack road and in the up =
per settlement this year being 464 'cres.


Immediately at the crossing, on the
south bank of the river Mrs Eddy re-
sides alone. The main settlement is on
the opposite side OF the river, and except
by crossing the. river no families are to
be found within several miles of her
house She is upwards of so years of
age; came from Michigan to this coast
for her health. Happening to come to
Whatcom and hearing of this place, she
took fancy to this place, came out to
see il and purchased the Improvements,
and has lived on it ever since. Her re-
lations all reside thousands of miles
away, yet she is apparently the happiest
woman in WhatcOm county. Where
can stranger illustration of hermit life
be found?
Year: 1878

In hard times, when merchants are
compelled to shut down on credit the in
experienced and those with small capital
have to 60 10 the wall, this, with few
exceptions is the condition of large
proportion Of Puget Sound merchants
and business men; yet, few notable ex-
ceptlons are tn be found among the busi-
ness men of Seattle


Prominent among them may be noted
the reliable, experienced, and enterpris-
ing firm of Boyd, Poncin, and Young at
the Arcade, in Seattle. Their stock is
larger, and better if possible, and their
business seems to be more extended than
ever before. They purchase in large
bulk, direct from the original lnanufact-
ures most OF thair rnelebEatGd dress goods
which are manufactured to order for thai
house; among these are over two hundred
fine cloth dress suits which afe made in
the East expressly for them, they being
the only house on the sound that carries
them of this brand, that they can furnish
in Seattle, as cheep as they can be bought
in Sam Francisco. Their stock OF ladies
and gentlemens furnishing goods have
never been excclled in quality on the
Sound.
Year: 1878

The name of GIN. Haller of Port Town,
send is endorsed by the Tribune and
Argus as The probable Democratic can.
didate for Prosecuting Attorney. Few
young men on the Sound would perform
the duties Of that office more acceptably
Year: 1878

When the streets are rs muddy as yester-
day the cars are full Of ladies coming and
going, and the trick played by q man yester
day.cn the fourteen Indies in Il Woodward
Avenue car should be fr0Wn6d upon by every
true citizen, 1t again attempted he may get
himself into trouble. He boarded the car
with q rubber shoe in his pocket big enough
TO fit over g. No. cOWhide boot, and at 81
proper moment, whom all eyes were turned
upon the col switching past, he dropped the
rubber on the floor and then suddenly pre-
tended to see it.. Bending over and picking it
up he called out:


(Which Of you ladies' lost this rubber /"


Every face turned pale at the sight Of it,
and each lady gave the other a sly glance.


''SOne one in this Car lost this RUBBER
continued the human hyena as no waived it
around.


Not lady moved, Each one wondered If
one of her rubbers had dropped off, but her
mind Was made up to wade in mud two feet
deep before claiming that one.


"rhe owner can have it-l charge nothing
for my services" calmly observed the iend
as he looked down one side Of the car and up
the other.


Not hand was raised, but a}l feet weGes
drawn under the seat, rs if by machinery.


VERY well, said the man, Gs he rose 20
leave the car f'i'm f, rubber shoe ahead. It
won't do the loser any good to call at my
office, or to send boy and a basket after 5bis
shoe, for | won't give it up
Year: 1878

Young men conic cmplatlng, marriage have
so FREQUENTLY called upon US to advise them
in the manner Of popping the all~i1nportant
question, that We have concluded to give our
oranion once for all. Never propose 10 q
young lady after n hearty meal The blood
r. needed to.aid digestion, and her inagna-
tion is chilled. Nor should it come just be-
tore q meal, Cor the longings Of an impor-
tuned system conduce to anxiety and irrita-
bility, and the shock may prove hazardous,
It would be better to select the evening, and
invite her to some entertainment which yol,
know she wants to attend, and then propose
to her Just as she is ready to start This viii!
be greatly to your advantage for she will
easily see that a rejection will upset an even
ing's amusement
Year: 1878

bursting forth with an oppressive, dry heat,
mixed with p strong odor Of coal gas or
smoke OF the damp kndling wood With SUCH
q preparation, what wonder the law~makerr
reads his morning mail in savage mood and
accepts friendly suggestions from constittl,
ents in no heavenly frame of mind, and that
he goes to his committee-room or seat In the
Legislative ball a very different man from hfln
who. fresh from the comforts Of a well ordered
home In town Or country, smiled on the multi
tude from election platforms when surrounded
by hale well fed committee men, with pros
fort at elOuuHnCe was to be made,
Year: 1878

"An increase of blood in the brain. "
said DIR. VIM. A. Hammond in Il lecture
at Cooper Institute last night, has been
found to accompany mental action. A
cOngested condition of the brain often
gives rise to halIucination. A recum-
bent position will often bring these on,
and they will disappear when the person
sits or stands up. Doubtless many
ghosts have been seen in this way.
Hanging causes certain degree o! con-
gestion OF the brain. | don't suppose
any of you have ever beer hanged. but
it is the testimony Of those who have
been and who were cut down that they
experienced a very exalted condition Ut
mind. Tins is also true of drowning.
Standing on the head produces similar
condition An English writer OF some
note says a fine landscape can be viewed
to better advantage by STOPPING down
and looking back between the legs. A
circus tumbler once told me that stand
ing on his head was almost equivalent TO
taking a glass OF champagne. Imped-
ing the blood in its return from the brain
.ometimes produces haliucinations.
once had patient who said that when
his cravat was tight he saw an appari
ton of Sir Walter. Raleigh This never
deceived his intellect Who can say
how many of the phenomena OF spirit
ualism and ghosts arise in this way,
where the persons are not sufficiently ill.,
| telligent to rise above the delusion?'
Year: 1878

A Portsmouth man was going east
with his wife last week. and the train
started off very suddenly. while he was
talking to friends. He grabbed hold of
4 woman, chucked her on the train and
jumped after her, and away they went.
fifty miles an hour. with his wife shriek-
ing and tearing her hair on the platform,
and woman he never saw before going
into high-pressure Mysteries in the car,
calling HIM monster, and yelling Save
me- By terrible mistake he had got
hold of the wrong woman. and the con-
ductor. reiusi G to lisien to his explana-
ton. kicked him out ot the car. a brake
man chucked him into the ditch. the sher
if met him before he get halt way back
to town and put handouts on him, and
when at last he got home, he saw his
business partner holding his wife in his
lap. and he WAS telling her that there
were men in the world who loved her
much better than her iaithesS husband
ever did He says The next time he trav-
els he will walk
Year: 1878

The late Nine. Tiuen's effects were
recently sold by auction, the things
fetching handsome prices IN consequence
of the eagerness displayed by SO many
people TO possess some memento OF the
geEerous-minded. large-hearted queen
OF .ong. \ medical man OF St. Johns
Wood. who attended Nine. Titens and
was with her within three hours OF her
death, tells me that during her last ill
ness her sweetness, patience and cheer
Iulness were quite beautiful to witness.
The night she died he was with her till
s clock, having assisted the niece, who
lived with her and nursed her through
out. TO get the invalid into bed at that
early hour OF the evening When Nine.
Titjens was comfortably settled, and was
bidding the doctor good-by. she laugh
ingly told him he was SO gentle and ex-
pert that if at any time he wished to
change his calling from medical man to
nurse or lady's maid. he might come to
her for Il character. Thres hours later.
at IL. she called to her neice. who slept
close by in an adjoining room. to give
her a glass OF milk. She drank the
whole ut drausht, and said: See
how much better must be to have ta-
ken every drop OF it,! turned round,
sank down and-died! And next morn.
ing the world woke up to find itscli


minus one Of its best women San
Francisco London Letter.
Year: 1878

A little chap, about nine years old,
stepped up to jeff Wagner. while that
gentleman was standing in front of his
restaurant yesterday. and said timidly,
Please give me 4 piece OF bread and
meat; I'm So hungry


''Certainly, said Wagner, in q SYM
pathizing tone, and he hurried into the
kitchen and brought \ tirst-class lunch
to the boy.


The boy looked up at him gratefully
took the lunch. went and sat down on "A
doorstep and went to eating rs ii at the
point OF starvation.


Very soon another hungry boy came
along and asked him tor some of his
lunch. .'I'll give you some said the
boy innocently, Cos that gentleman in
there divided with me-


The charity had been well bestowed
Year: 1878

IHN Wees is busily engaged fixing up
the constitution and in the meantime
The other papers are fixing up the next
state administration. The Neos will
get into the melee soon enough. u
lights the thing now indeed by CORES,
Pondenee. and it Is by that means
ehciting good deal of solid testimony
10 the effect that Governor Throck NOR
ton is the choice of Che people.
Year: 1878

Our vigorous and sprightly eot4mpo.
rary OF the Denison Herald should 20
slow at least slow enough to not corn>
NIT itself prematurely, or perhaps it
may be called upon to lay offunder its
full share ofridiculosity About onc-hsli
OF tue good democrats of Texas will tell
you that little healthy opposition to
the democracy wouldn't hurt either it
or it's nominees.
Year: 1878

We have never yet been willing to
believe that the Fort Worth Dernorrat
would willingly 'nisrepresent any man
or paper. bat it does do so. when it
states that Tbs HERALD proposes to
run either Mr. Throckmorton or ar,y
one else as an independent candida ate
for governor. Paddock lends him self
in this instance to bad cause too
hastily. Our position on that question
cannot be mistaken by any one with q
grain of common sense, or who has the
least sentiment of fairness about him