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Year: 1879

From the N. Y. "Christian Union:"
"North and south may as well recog.
nize this fact at once. Grants re-
cspton means that the loyal Of the
land are indignant at the conduct of
the south, and mean to put the man
who conquered the south in CON-
mand again, necessary. 1t means
that the men who were soldiers in
the union army are resolved that the
fruits Of their victories shall not be
lost; that white republicans shall be
protected in every State in the
union, and that blacks shall be free
to vote as they choose, and hold Of.
flee if they can get elected. This is
the significance of the freazy Of en-
thusiasm which greets the arrival of
the great leader of the armies that
put down the southern rebellion.
One other thing it means. That the
nation is supreme and the States
subordinate, whenever there is a COL
Iision between their interpreters of
law; and the new revolution of the
solid South in favor of State SOW
ereignty shall be defeated at all
cost.


The north does not distinctly wish
Gen. Grant to be the next President
1t would greatly prefer John Sher-
man, whose extraordinary admins.
tration of the treasury department
has made him the most conspicuous
Of living statesmen. But when the
lessons Of the war are in danger of
being read backward; when ques.
tions settled by the war are declared
to be totally unsettled; when the
lives lost and the precious millions
spent in the war are declared to have
been wasted in vain--then the north
looks instinctively to the great cap.
tain Of the age. If the South doesn't
wish Grant nominated and elected,
it must turn short round upon its
heel
Year: 1879

The Philadelphia Medical Society
have prepared a bill, authorizing the
incarceration Of hab.tual drunkards in
ssylums, and vigorous effort will be
made to have it pass the Legislature the
present session.


1t provides that on th. petition ofany
inebriate or habitual drunkard, Or by
any relative or next friend, who shall
make the usual affidavit that he or she
has become habitual drunkard and is
unable to take care of himself or her
self or his property or her property, it
shall be lawful for any Court of Com
mon Pleas in the Commonwealth to ap-
point committe of the person
and estate of such drunkard,
The application however, must be ac-
companicd with the certificate of two
or more reputable physicians, who
shall make a personal examination of
the drunkard within one week Of the
date of their certificate


Under another section of the bill the
committee thus appointed shall have
the power to confne the habitual
drunkard for treatment and cure in
any inebrate asylum established or to
be established under the laws of the
State for a term of not less than four
or more than twelve months. This
period of confinement, however, with
the consent and appreciation Of the
Court, may from time to time be ex-
tended, until a complete cure or refor-
nation has been effected. The COM
mittes may also at any time, with the
consent of the Court, release the habit
ual drunkard from confinement.


The bill also proposes to make tho
estates of those confined liable for
their support. The term "habitual
drunkards" is construed to mean any
person SO addicted to the use of stim-
ulants or narcotics, or both, as to be
incapable of taking care of himself or
herself. or their property.
Year: 1879

Archbishop Purcell of Chincinnati,
yesterday, received letters from Cardi-
nal McCloskey and Archbishop Wood,
giving the result of a conference which
took place last week between the Car
dinal and the Archbishops Of Philadel-
phia, Boston, and Baltimore relative to
the crisis in the affairs of the diocese.
Tho conclusion arrived at by the con-
ference was that the whole Catholic
Church in America should take up the
case of the Arch bishop of Cincinnati
and proceed, by regular organised
methods, to raise the money necessary
to pay his debts. Details of the plan
are to be elaborated hereafter, but the
Cardinals letter gave assurance that
the case would be presented at once to
the Bishops throughout the country,
and that Immediately after Easter
the plan Of procedure would every
where be promulgated to congregations
through priests. 1t was agreed at the
conference that in the charities of the
Church the cause Of the Cincinnati
Diocese should be given presumption or
preference over all others. The Cardi-
nails letter to the venerable Arch bishop
was very kindly in its tene, and has
relieved tie anxiety of mind of the lat
ter not little. The letter from Arch
bishop Wood, who was baptised into
the minis try by Archbishop Purcell,
was full of expressions of warmest SYM
pathy, and contained assurance that
the Diocese of Philadelphia would do
its full share in the movement to pay
the debts of the Diocese of Cincinnati.


A meeting of priests was held to-day,
at which plan was devised for the
relief of the needy creditors of the
Archbishop. 1t was arranged that
committees should be appointed in each
congregation to receive funds for the
purpose, and that prudent layman
should be designated to select from the
list of creditors names of such as are
known to be in suffering condition
all funds then received in the way of
charitable subscriptions will be divid-
ed pro rata among them. This course
has been found to be desirable in Or
der to escape attachments upon such
funds as the Archbishop is receiving to
relieve the destitute.
Year: 1879

In closing our first years business in this
city, We desire to thank the people of VII
mingtsn and surrounding country for the
very liberal patronage bestowed upon US.
During the coming year we intend making
special efforts to largely increase our business,
and in order that our expectations may be
realized 1t is our intention to offer all kind
Of useful, desirable, and popular dry goods
the best makes, at STILL LOWER PRICES,
depending for remuneration on large sales:
rather than large profits. We believe In the
"nimble sixpence " rather than the "slow
shilling" system Of doing business, and are
willing to sell our goods for small commits
sion on the actual cost.


During the past week we have made large
purchases for cash, securing several FIRST
GLASS BARGAINS; as usual we will give
our customers and the public the benefit
Amongst the many attractions and bargains
which we propose offering we will mention
the following:
Year: 1879

premes abuodany large for our bu
Galleries. commanding fine the
like the and Depot
methods


The millinery supply and china departments greatly enlarged
con
the various for al time the and

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to meev
the stock and in the convenience OF the establishment None but
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Of the Grand Depot.


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Year: 1879

NEW YonK. Sept IT, 1870.
To THE EDITOR THE HRRALp:--


noticed in your issue of the 5th inst. an article
the saving Of stranded ships wherein the writer
says;-"f ordinary common and diligence
had been used tho stranded steamer state of Virginia.
at Sable Island might have been saved" Now.
think the writer must have been present and have
some of the work done OH the stranded steamer
Amerique, Long Branch Beach. wherein that
three long winter months while the great wrecker,
with his anchors and cables out sat waiting
through all the hnc weather tor old Oceans angry
waves to roll in and put the little water necessary
between the vessel ana sand. ana for the shock Of
the waves the vessels side to cause sufficient
vibration TO allow the water to itself thereby
doing what your correspondent proposed Going with
pipes Now, would say, that having made some
experiments on the plan proposed by "P.'' in
small way, which proved very successful am
convinced that 1t will some day lie the method used
Tor floating large vessels when stranded ON land.
With the proper apparatus for boring holes aud
inserting stand pipes In the bottom OF the vessel,
which can be connected with powerful puinps.
sufficient water can be forced under the bottom to
cut away the sand and thus allow the vessel to
gam her proper bearings and ut tho Same time
allow her to be moved without waiting for tho
waves to assist the operation as and as II
bo done IN calm weather. there will be danger OF
tho vessel striking the bottom while leaving tho
beach, which is very often the case and receiving
severe damage. J. X.
Year: 1879

The editor Of the Mountain .Seatinel
boasteth thuHly Of his successful career:


AS q financial venture, journalism
has been to us one continued ovation Of
success; less than seven years ago, We
took charge of Ghs Sentinel then issued
with hatful Of type. we had enc suit
Of clothes family to feed, and could
not show a sign Of silver; We would still
own the type if it was paid for, our
family has been fed, we have had ''pi
in the Office almost every day. We
own the same quit of clothes We started
in with; have worn out one libel suit
and our accommodating political tailor
is trying to fit EAother for Us and We
have just ''dOOdles" of old rusty accounts
and can now boast of plenty of silver
threads among the gold"
Year: 1879

To any one sending US the names of
five new subscribers, accompanied by
the cash, we will send the DEMocRAT
free for one year. We make this offer
because we are very desirous Of increas-
ing our circulation for the great politi-
cal campaign of 1880. We respectful
ly solicit the assistance of Democrats
generally in the work Of procuring sub
scribers for oar paper. If the sub
scriptions are sent in before the expira-
tion of the present year we will add
all the balance of this year free. and
send the paper for the full twelve
months in 1880.
Year: 1879

NfIDwIFE-1ol West Sixth street. acknowledged
III by medical men, as well as the citizens of the
city to be the most successful and experienced in
her occupation in the northwest. el.
Year: 1879

Our country is getting to be foarfully
alarming the average OF life being less
ened every year, without any reasonable
cause, death resulting generally from the
most insignificant origin. Attais season
of the year especially, cold is such a
common thing that in the hurry Of every
day life we are apt to overlook the dan
d,rs attending it and often find too late,
that Fever or Lung trouble has already
set in. Thousands lose their lives in
this way every winter, while had Bos-
scuEE' GERMAN SYeuP been taken, cure
would have resulted, and large bill
from Doctor been avoided For all
diseases or the Throat and Lungs, Bos.
schee's German Syrup has proven itself
to be the greatest discovery of its kind
in medicine. Every Druggist in the
country will tell you of its wonderful
feet. Over 100000 bottles sold last
year withour a single failure known.
Year: 1879

gsSy" The supreme court of Ohio has
decided that where druaken and unrlly
passenger is put off a railroad train, and
is then run over by another train, the
railroad company is not liable, 1t was
the duty of the conductor to protect
other pas sengers against him by ejeeting
him, and if he was too drunk to take care
of himself after that. it was only his own
fault. Similar law has, been laid
down in New York and in most of the
other States of the Union. and it seems
to be about settled that if a.man will get
drunk, the safest place to do it Is at
home.
Year: 1879

AS expect to leave Van Buren, the
last Of next month, to be gone two or
three months, | take this medium to give
notice to all having WATCHES or
JEWELRY left with me, to call and get
it at once. l. CRAFT.
Year: 1879

All the world has heard Of the eccen-
trio distaste of King Ludwig of Bavaria
for publicity, especially in the theatre.
His passionate love for the drama, and
his excellent Judgment upon it and its
allied arts-its poetry, scenery and mu-
sic-are equally matters of notoriety.
A citizen of Munich says he has not
seen the King in q theatre since 1868,
when he sat alone in the royal box at
the first representation of the "Rhein-
gold" and watched the sporting of the
water nymphs in the green flood of the
Rhine Since that time King Ludwig
has become still more shy of society,
and he now arranges for separate repre-
sentations of plays and operas, at which
he constitutes the whole and sole audi
ence. On such evenings even his man


ager, Baron Won Perfall, dares not show
himself in the house, but is COM
PEELED to watch the performance from
behind the scenes. OF the actors and
actresses in these secret performances the
king is severely critical. His favorite
play, Schiller's 'Jungfrau Won Orleans
is now never acted, because His Majesty
cannot find any actress who renders the
part of Joan of Arc to his satisfaction,
although the decorations for the separate
presentations of this drama have been
produced at enormous expense Of time,
talent and cost The King himself jour
neyed to Rheims in order to secure
the scenery for the coronation in the
Cathedral of Rheims should be accurate
and faultless, and the view of the inter-
ior of the cathedral is said to be mas
terpiece of decorative painting. The
coronation procession also has been ar
ranged with rare magnificence, wealth
and fidelity TO costume il the smallest
detail, and yet, on account of the exact


ing criticism of King Ludwig it is
never placed upon the stage. lie has
lost none of his amiability for artists,
and when scene painter or actor has
specially pleased him he rewards them
with gifts of unusual value. Such a
life is strange contrast 10 the active
publicity of our own royal house, and,
indeed, to that Of all the other sovereign
Princes within the German Empire.
Year: 1879

notice, says the Hermit of the Troy
Times, that the speaker who graced the
Moore centennial made hardly any allu-
sisn to the affinity which existed between
him and Irving. The latter, indeed, was
the only American author who awoke in
Moore so ardent friendship. One rea-
son for this is found in the fact that it
was formed in a time of depression,
when both were in a strange land, and
in this manner that endearing sympathy
was established. When Moore visited
this country Irving had just sailed on a
voyage to France for his health. He
was then twenty-one, and had written
nothing. Sixteen years afterward Moore
took his family to Paris in order to escape
those difficulties in which he had inno-
Gently fallen, and before he and Irving
first met One evening the latter at
tended a small sociable at Moore's,
where, as the poet says in his journal,
they had piano music and dancing. The
floor gave way in several places, but this
did not interfere with the gayety of the
occasion. A chalk ring was drawn
around one hole, and similar precautions
were used, so that no accident occurred.
Occasionally a heavy pressure would
start new crack, but this only IN
creased the merriment, and the party
was really one of delightful character.
Such scene must have been happy in
spite of poverty. Afterwards the two
authors met in England, and became
still more united in general harmony of
character. Moore entertained Irving at
his cottage, which was then much out of
repair. The advantage of such friend
ship is illustrated by the fact that IT.
wings influence with the Harper's led
them to pay $1,000 for Moore's "Life
of Byron" which fully repaired the cot
tage and afforded the poet great encour-
agement.
Year: 1879

Scribner for May has a paper by
Charles H. Farnham, descriptive Of the
docks of New York and their pictur-
esque and varied life, from which we
take this interesting paragraph: "In
the midst of all this commercial wealth
we meet another sort Of life at the gar
bage dump. The pier is built quite
high, that the carts may rise above the
leap of refuse on the deck of the lighter,
even at high tide. The space just un-
der the floor of the pier, between the
rows of piles, is inclosed with old planks,
and divided into several rooms, one for
storing bones, one for tin cans and old
metal, one for old boots and shoes and
one for rags. At one dump room is
fitted up for living. The planks are,
lined with refuse pieces of oilcloth, then
a layer of carpet is spread all around;
more oilcloth is tackled on, and finally
the walls are papered and the floors car
peted with more refuse pieces. The
room is VAIN and inhabitable even
there under the dock and but foot
above Spring tide. But the whole scene
is extremely repulsive, although the
business is quite profitable. The city
hires trimmer to trim or pile the loads
on the lighter. He let's out this work to
two or three Italians for onehalf of the
pickings, now and then visiting his
dump, dressed in broadcloth, kids and
diamonds. The Italians sell the bones,
metal, rags and boots to peddlers, and
thus make from $40 to $40 per
week. The watchman ON the pier told
me that they lived chiefly on the garb.
age, so that they save enough money in
few years to 60 home as count and
spree it awhile, and then return from
sunny Italy to claw over the garbage of
New York. Now rnd then they allow
their wives and sweethearts to come
from Baxter street and help pick. Then
the garbage pile is covered with Il pic
turesque company of grimy and ragged
figures eagerly snatching refuse in
cloud of offal dust 1t is a strange
phase of life They have their social
distinctions, too, for the cartmen who
collect the refuse consider themselves
immeasurably superior to the pickers.
And they have, at least, the advantage
of an honest and hard-working horse
Year: 1879

THEY are in a quandary at Wash ington over the promised deficiency in the next years National house keeping. A new pension law has been passed which will make 8 demand forthwith. for about S4l ,500OO0, more than usual, as estimated by the Secretary Of the Treasury. As things have been heretofore. the ends were made to just meet. But now a bill is well oL the way, materially reducing inc annual income from tobacco taxes and thus the breach between enough and rot-enough is made wider. The Solons do not like to re-rnact an in. come tax, nor do they care To restore the duties on tea and coffee, for both would be very unpopular measurers. Neither do they care to issue more bonds, for that would be step back ward in th direction of an enlarge ment of the debt. and if redeemed greenbacks were relssued resumption would get a very black eye. and gold would probably g. mp to a premium agaln, snd may be, cause a run on the Treasury frr that article
Year: 1879

No housekeeper shoald be without a
bottle of spirits OF ammonia, for, beside
its medical value, it is also invaluable for
many household purposes. 1t is nearly
MS useful an article, for all cleansing uses,
as soap, and its cheapness brings it within
the means Of all.


Turn teaspoonful Of ammonia into n
quart of warm soap>suds dip in DIT
of flannel, and wipe off the CRIME and
smoke. and dust from any painted
woodwork. and see for yourselves how
much hard labor it will save you, for you
do not iced to scrub it with all your
strength, only wipe it off.


1t will also clean and brighten silver
wonderfully. Mix'a teaspoonful OF tho
ammonia with n pint of hot suds /; dip in
your silver forks and spoons, rub them
with a soft brush, ana polish with eha>
mois skin, and you will use it weekly, if
not oftener.


For washing mirrors and windows II is
very excellent. Put few drops Of tho
ammonia upon bit of newspaper, and
you can rub of any marks upon glass at
once.


1t will also take out grease spots from
all kinds of cloth. Mix few drops with
few drops of water, and rub gently on
the spot lay botting paper over the
place, and press moderately heated fat
iron upon it, and it will dsappear.--
A few drops turned upon wetted
towel and gently pressed upon the edge
of soiled collar will whten 1t.


Then it is q most refreshing agent for
of water will remove all disagreeable or
dor of the skin. II II teaspoonful is add
ed to foot bath, it will take away all un-
! pleasantness from the feet. And there Is
nothing better for cleansing the hair from
dust aud dandrutf than hnlf "A teaspoonful
VI ammonia in II teacupful of warm water.


For cleaning hair and nail brushes it is
equally good. Put tcaspooful of it into
IA pint of warm water, and dip the brush
es into the water and scrub them we'll
then shake out until nearly dry. and put
into the sunshine. Tho most soiled
brushes will come forth from such bath
white and clean.


For medicinal purposes ammonia Is
much used. In cases of severe headache
it will provoa very agreeable remedy, and
n frequent inhalation of its pungent VA
pors will often cure catarrhal cold
There is no better remedy than aromatic
spirits of ammonia for severe cough. -
Twenty drops Of it, taken in vino glass
of water, will frequently prove OF grea'
relief. 1t is also n good remedy for dys'
pepsia and heartburn. The common
spirits of ammonia can be used in the
same way, but /. is not as pslatable rs the
aromatic spirits,


In addition to all these uses, ammonia
can be applied to vegetation with most
beneficial effects. II you desire to make
your roses, fuchslas, geraniums and car
nations blossom, add half II teaspooful oi
the ammonia to every pint and half ol
warm water, aud sprinkle them with it
But do not use IL oitener than twice 4
week.


Rain water is impregnated with am
monia, and it is more refreshing and in
vigorating than spring water to .vegeta.
BILE life.


Ammonia should always be kept tight,
ly closed with n glass stopper, rs II l.
SO strong that 1t eats away cork. -
! Christian at Work.
Year: 1879

A LONDON judge has lately given II
young lady judgment against man
for breach of promise, the only defense in
the case being that the man was insane
when he made the contract Of marriage,
The learned judge would doubtless be
sustained by the opinions of many out.
siders in the matter, upon the reasoning
that il such II plea would hold it would
have tendency to break up the institu-
tion OF matIimony upon the grodnd that
it is prtmd Jacae evidence of insanity to
make such II contract under any circum-
stances.
Year: 1879

AN Irishman went TO the theater for
the first time. Just IA the curtain de
scended on the first act boiler in the
basement exploded. and he was blown
through the roof, coming down In the
next street. After coming to his senses
he asked: AN what piece do yez play
pixt2n
Year: 1879

THERE Is no situation that cannot dis
cover lower depth. Here is IA newspa-
per comforting II man who has lost both
legs with the information that he won I
hereafter be troubled with corns.
Year: 1879

Like teeth for children, or wings for
birds, nature never permits genius to con-
struct until man is ripe for the product.
The combined labor of man with all tine
improved machinery ever invented are not
able to produce more than the race would
he glad to consume, were the facilities
and means of distribution as ample as
those of production.
Year: 1879

ONE Of the chief contests over the sen.
ate committee is the attempt of western
Democrats to make the committee on
finance soft money. They agree that
Bayard must be made chairman, but they
desire to reduce the number Of Republi-
cans one below the former number OF
Democrats, and so leave room for one
more soft money man to offset Bayard' S
vote.