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Year: 1879




Editors Dispatch In to-day's issue is a
letter signed 3D." respecting helping
young men OF an evening by furnishing a
club-room for them to 90 to. This. / am
sure, will meet with approval from our
businessmen. The writer says 4 promi-
nent member OF the Young Mems Christian
Association says they are collecting money
to buy Il lot and put up 4 building for that
purpose. I desire to ask through your
columns, What have the Young Mems
Christian Association done for young men
that they should expect businessmen to
help them? Can young man, when he
leaves the factory or the store, after he has
had bis supper. go around to their rooms
and spend an hour or twol Is it not the
case that lie will lind the place all dark and
closed up2 And when they have q prayer
meeting, is it not held at time when the
bulk OF young men Are at business or work !?
The writer has been asked several times to
become a member, but has always replied,
When the place is open OF an evening, so
that young men can attend, then | will join.
The Association should BE- called the Young
Ladies' Association, as the library Is used
more by them than any one else. When
they open it OF an evening, then il will be
time to appeal to the businessmen OF the
city for help. NATER OF SHAM.


[The proposition now is TO do Just what
our correspondent wants donc.]
Year: 1879

TIE OFFICIAL TICKET.-The only ticket
that can be voted to-day is that prepared by
direction OF the. City Committee. Any
other Will be thrown out by the judges, and
the vote not counted. That is the Bian.
The official ticket is printed on water
marked paper, which cannot be easily du-
plicated here. r
Year: 1879

From the Pioneer Press.


At a recent meeting of the Chestnut
Street club, in Boston, formerly known
as the Radical club, in which the most
advanced theories in all departments are
not only discussed but held, the discus
sion went to the very foundation, and
embraced not only the ultimate forms of
matter. but the metaphysical one of
thought and design as connected with the
most primary movements of living mat
ter. In the course of the evenings dis
cussion, Prof. Pierce, who, since the
death of Leverrier, may be SAID, truly,
to stand at the head of the geometers of
the world, said this, which is remarkable
testim ony:


"Men of science, bo not false to your
childish faith in your bedside prayer.
Your logic Of induction may be as pellu-
cid as ice, but beware lest you be bound
in its fr1gid and rigid bonds as were the
traitors seen by the divine comedian in the
lowest depths of Tartarus. Retrace your
steps upward through the narrow ave-
nue. of ideality, and you will drift from
this threatened darkness to see stars
again, will again perceive the central
light to be the untailing fountain of
knowledge, and IN it and through it will
join in the rraise and worship Of the all
mighty, omniscient and all~loving God"
Year: 1879

thing to be avoided. But there is another
class of. teachers that think it something to
teach Sunday school class, and they try to
prepare themsel for the work. They con-
slider the lesson leaves and teachers guide as
merely helps. Such teachers generally have
the entire attention Of their classes. Always
insist upon order. know of no set rules by
which order can be preserved. Hero is q
chance for teacher to use his own ingenuity.
Have your lessons we'll prepared, and have
some point to make; do not wait for the class
to draw you off until you have madeit. Teach
in clear, concise manner. Meet your class
kindly and respectfully, with bright, spright-
ly manner. This is the keynote Of success.
I care not how well tho teacher has prepared
his lesson, nor what his ambition and energy
may be, if he meets his class with cold,
naughty manner, or in a listless, indolent
way, ninety mine times out of hundred he
will fail. Let your class feel that you expect
kind and respectful treatment from them.
Never accept q careless or Indifferent answer.
There are two important reasons why this
should not be allowed it does not show due
respect and reverence for the subject; it leads
to careless habits. Be satisfied with nothing
short of some degree of success. will close
with that beautiful sentiment written by DAN
iel Webster. "1f We work upon marble, time
effects it; if We rear temples, they will crum-
BILE into dust; if we work upon immortal
minds, if We imbue them with principles, with
the just fear of God and love of our fellow
men, we engrave on those tablets something
which will brighten for all eternity"
Year: 1879

Chancery Court will be in session
Monday, Chancellor Brume presiding.
There will be more than the usual
amount of business done, there being
no Court last October ON account of
the yellow fever. A two weeks se,-
sion will probably be held.
Year: 1879

SATURDAY, Jan. 4-6 p. NJ


uaer the desire to realize profits upon the part of
bulls and some revived antagonism on tho part
"a The hears prices dropped to-day upon Change ana
Ia most Instances the lowest quotations were made
u the close. II was quite evident that Mr.. Gould
ndulgng in his periodical little joke at the ex
pense OF the bulls and that the decline in to-days
prices was due rather to general "hammering" of
values at the hands Of the gentleman in question
than to any actual depreciation in tho values them
selves Nevertheless the market gave way. sagging
rather than falling and bringing up at the close OF
business in semi-feeble condition that was dis
appointing to the bulls. to say the least OF it.
The two Dclawares and Jersey Central especially
weak -kneed, the st. Pauls tottered in sympathy,
and there really footed stock in
the entire active list except Northwest common,
which plodded through the day without diminution
of strength and ended firmly it had begun. Next
in the matter of steadness came Michigan Central
and next to it Lake Shore and Western Union though
at the close it possible to obtain proprietary
interest in either of these securities at conces-
sion from highest prices The report current in the
street that Judge Harans decision in the case of the
c., G. and I. C. Railroad against the Pennsylvania
Railroad had been rendered in favor of the former
company-much to the surprise of parties interested
resulted in depressing the stock Of the winning ti-
giant fully per cent although the bonds were ben
Gifted to about double that amount 1t Is not gen.
orally understood that the decision is not that Of the
United States Supreme Court. but of one
of its Associate Justices sitting Circuit
Judge and that appeal may still be taken TO the high
est appellate court Of the land. The poorest show
ing in this mornings speculation was made by the
St. Paul stocks although the returns Of earnings
sufficiently satisfactory. the being increase
last year of for the fourth week in Decem
Der, s4654s for the month of December and $3360OO
for the year. Per contra. however it stated that
the company had been induging in the popular rail-
road pastime of rate cutting by reducing schedule
charges for freight and passenger traffic by 10 per
cent and this report something of the decline may
be ascrbed The coal shares were lower, as they,
were to be. after the short interest had been
squeezed out and the small traders had got long of
''hundred or two." In other securities than those
referred to business was light and prices tended
downward. The fairly steady quotations prevalent
at tho close however and the cessation Of any
to force stocks for sale, may be accepted as q
sign that the process Of realizing profits is about
summated and that the market is rapidly shaping it.
self for another upward turn.


The opening. highest lowest and closing prices of
stocks at the New York Stock Exchange to-day were
e.llA
Year: 1879

FINANCIAL.


: A LEX fhorHiSdhAA : co. BANKERS AND
stock Brokers' No. IL Wall buy and sell stocks the
New York Stock Exchange and carry the long
desired deposit Of three per cent Careful attention
given investment from $25 upward in Puts
and Calls which frequently pay from five times
the amount invested Explanatory Circular and their
Weekly Financial Report sent free ON application.
Year: 1879

The Nevada City Transcript, though
opposed to the Chinese. admits that
there are some reasons why Mongolian
servants are more desirable to have about
n private family than white help. One
OF them is that husband may throw his
wife out of four-s story window, and the
wife may retaliate by knocking her bet
ter-hali down with red-hot poker, and
the children may cut each others ears
of. and the very old deuce may reign in
bosom Of the household; still tie italic.
eyed servitor wont see the muss or hear
word that's going on, or, at least, if he
does won't blah all over town about the
internal affairs of that domicile.
Year: 1879

instance is doubtful and the actual
distance in perigee cannot be de-
duced with precision. There have
been many instances where comets
at one or other node have passed
much nearer to the earth's orbit
even than in the case of the comet
of 1770, as occurred with Biela's
comet in 1889, but the modal pas
sages have taken place when the
earth has been far removed from
these points of her path.
Year: 1879

Special to the Star.


CAVE Cry, KY, May 13.-Information
just received from Green Hole, on Crocus
Creek, Cumberland County, reports won
derful outburst of petroleum, gas and salt
water on the Rowe farm. Great rocks were
upheaved, and streams of oil ard salt water
spurted for a distance of four hundred
yards, deluging several large tobacco barns
in the vicinity. Late at night thought
less person struck match to light his pipe,
and instantly the flood of petroleum and
gas was in flames


The tobacco barns belonging to Mr. G. W.
Hurt burned as if made of paper, and the
blaze Illuminated the country for miles
around. The burning flood of petroleum
continued till early the next morning,
when il was succeeded by an immense flow
OF salt water, which at once extinguished
the flames. The fountain has gradually de-
creased until it now is not elected over a
hundred feet, but the people are in perpet-
ual dread lest it burst forth again at any
moment The explosion was at first like
that of heavy artillery and the upheaval
similar to that of an earthquake.
Year: 1879

Mrs. LOTUS an old woman residing on
Abigail street near Sycamore, while under
the influence of liquor this afternoon at
tempted suicide by jumping into the canal
at Sycamore street. A young man named
Holloghan plunged into the water after
her and rescued her from drowning.
Year: 1879

For hundreds Of miles along the western
base of the Sicrras are gold-bearing veins
and placcrs. awaiting development that will
yield profitable return to the energy and
money of the capitalists. who will Yet seek
this field as one of the best and most relia-
bic to be found on the globe. Here will be
found every facility of a kindly climate,
accessibility, cheap and available power,
and every concomitant that can make the
business profitable above the cost OF prOduc-
ton. The gold mines Of California, not
withstanding the vast treasurers they have
given 30 the world, are comparatively un-
worked fields. The gold-bearing veins are
practically without limit, and the dead
river channels are only beginning to yield
their inexhaustible stores. This is not an
Over-drawn estimate of the gold fields of
California, and far-seeing men are beginning
to realize the importance of giving more
attention 10 them as a source that will be-
lasting and reliable in keeping up an equable
production Of the metal that is prominently
the need wherever the wheels of industry
are in motion or commerce spreads its sails.
Year: 1879

During 500 years no woman is known to
have entered the grounds Of the monastery
of Camaldoii, Italy, except once, when
princess of the house of Medici, who had
great desire to behold the place, disguised
herself in mans clothing aud was admitted.
But so stricken with remorse was she on be
holding the sacred spot, that she hastened
to the people to confess her fault, and as
nenance she commanded to build
new cottage in the enclosure, which shedid-
This monastery is one of the few institu-
tions of the kind suffered to remain in Italy.
A recent visitor SAYS that what are called
cells are comfortable little dwellings. Each
is surrounded by a wall, and has its garden,
twenty feet square. 4 little piazza, with
the trunk of a tree planed and squared for
bench as its only furniture, runs along the
side of the house Entering the door. you
find yourself in brick paved vestibule,
with an empty chamber where spring OF
water is flowing into basin on the left, and
the living rooms on the right. These con-
sst of study just large enough for one
person to enter and sit down, dining and
sleeping room, with the bed built into the
wall in the fashion of ships birth. n
small table, two chairs and cupboard COM
plete the furniture Food is passed to the
occupant through hole in the outer wall,
all being prepared in common kitchen and
brought to the hermits once a day. They
never eat meat; and their portion of fish on
all except fast days consists of six ounces
of fresh, or four of salt fish.
Year: 1879

was assisting once at a burrdkhaHa or
big dinner party, aud we had all been ex-
tremely vivaciOus. At last the ladies rose
to depart, when. just past the muslin skirts
of very pretty girl who had been my right
hand neighbor, there glided cobra, which


forthwith made for the open window be-
hind Us, but was attacked and killed before
it could escape. The young lady, not un-
naturally. got rather hysterical. but she
came round, and then told us what, con-
sidering all the circumstances, there was not
the slightest reason to disbelieve, that dur
ing the progress Of the dinner her foot had
on several different occasions touched soft
object, which once or twice moved slightly,


but which she concluded TO be pet dog be-
longing 10 the master of the house, which
she knew to be perfectly quiet and good
tempered. The dog, however, had not been
in the room at all, and the object she had
touched had undoubtedly beenthe coiled-up
snake, whose bite would have been speedily
fatal 10 the poor girl, who little guessed the
awful danger she had so narrowly escaped.
Year: 1879

One day decided to go the rounds while
taking walk l armed myself from head
to foot against the severity of the cold. l
myself in a great Astrachan sur
tout, drew my fur cap down over my ears
/ wound cashmere cravat around my neck
and ventured out into the street, leaving
only my nose exposed to the weather AT
first all went amazingly well. was even
astonished that the cold made so little i'm
preston upon me. and secretly laughed at
all the reports | had heard respecting It's
severity. Besides, l was delighted that
Year: 1879

CoLuNBrs, March 2S.-The Democratic
Central Committee and a large number
OF Representative Democrats met here
and spent five hours discussing the
time and place for holding the next
State convention. Gov. Bishops friends
all favored holding the convention prior
to June !, while the friends Of General
Rice and Gen. Tom Ewing favored a
meeting here on June 4th, that being
the day the State Greenback Convention
meets here. The State committee are
now in executive session considering
the matter
Year: 1879




Ii the people Of Marshall would take
the assassin Currie out OF his cell and
hang him in front Of the Jail it would in
crease the immigration to Texas next
year by fifty thousand; and while We do
not approve OF lynch law, We hope they
will do il.
Year: 1879

Correspondence Clinton Democratl


John Ward, one of the watchmen on duty
during the filling of the new oil-pipe lne gives
the following account of what he saw. The
line crosses Hiner's run or its head waters, at a
place called McClure's Springs. Here there is
quite hollow or depression in the ground
From this place to the residence of Mr.. Hold
ing, some six miles beyond, there is a gradual
rise; this the oil had to climb after passing the
hollow at the spring. was told to watch well
this hollow, as the oil had assembled the Kettle
Creek mountain and was coming. repaired
to the hollow and lay some hours there, when
heard sound like heavy wind and present
ly heard the oil gurgling past. 1 waited some
time; there was no leakage and all seemed
perfect


thought that the pipe line was a success for
sure, and so left my position and passed along
to see if all was right ahead. l had gone some
two miles when received dispatch to watch
well the hollow and not leave it for some time
so hastened back Imagine my astonishment
when saw the place had left such a short
time before so tame, now kissing at 10000
points. Jets of oil were flying 20 feet high
and hundreds of barrels flowing down Hiner's
run, never to see a market.


thought the pipe was gone up, sure. At
first 1 was afraid to approach it. but soon grew
valiant, and with calking chsel set to work
to stop the leak. 1 made poor headway. 1t
was dark night, and L dared have no light.
ried away my hat, and l very soon became
thoroughly drenched with OIL NV pockets
and my hair and eyes were full, and II was
not then an oil man, 1 would like to know
what constitutes one. at length grew sick,
and supposed l would have to give ND and ali
would be lost, when all at once the whizzing
stopped, and instead of an out pressure could
hear an in-drawing of air. L now realized the
TACT that the oil had all this time been climbing
the up grade to Mr.. Holdings, but was now ON
the descent for Pine Bottom Run. This caused
suction and relieved the hollow at the
springs.


l again waited some time. when 1 received
dispatch to hasten to Hanyville, that the
pipe was bursting. l procured horse and
went with all speed. When 1 arrived the peo-
pie were greatly excited. The pipe was throb-
Year: 1879

We do not read anonymous letters and commune
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publica-
ton but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve com
municatons that are not used.
Year: 1879

THE Progressice Age has no less than
three labored articles in which it attempts
but fails to prove that business is not reviv-
ing and that the country is going to the
dogs. Evidently the wish is father to the
thought.
Year: 1879

The Democratic leaders refuse to make
themselves responsible for Glover's mon
strous report, and will have nothing to do
with it. The experience they had with the
muddle-headed Senator Davis of West Vir-
ginia has taught them lesson, and they do
not care to commit themselves again. In
the Davis matter they were misled by his
confident assurances that enormous frauds
had been practiced in the Treasury Depart
ment and balances forced on the books. At
the time the charges were made the Senate
was Republican and the party majority
readily granted Senator Davis special com
mittee of investigation. The committee
went to work, and it was shown at the
Treasury that the West Virginia Senator's
charges were utterly absurd and based on
misunderstanding of the method of keeping
the accounts. The former practice was to
charge as assets the whole body of uncol-
lected internal revenue taxes That is not
done now, and the taxes are credited when
they are collected and paid in. There was
no deficit, no forcing of balances, no tamper-
ing with accounts. There is not Senator,
with the exception of Davis (who has not
got the explanation through his hair yeti
who believes in the existence Of the alleged
deficit. The fact is that since the Republi-
can party has controlled the Treasury the
percentage Of loss has been smaller than
ever before, though the amount of money
passing into it has been far greater than at
any other period in the history of the Gov
ernment.


Having made themselves laughing stock
by the Treasury investigation, the Demo-
cratic leaders are minded to avoid repeating
their mistake, and so promptly smothered
Gloyer's report, knowing that it was based
on misapprehensions and untrustworthy
testimony. 1t only found its way TO public
notice through the columns of a newspaper
eager for sensation 1t has not even
proved that. A statement that is repudi-
ated by the party in whose interests it is got
up and which has the greatest temptation to
use it if it can be substantiated, cannot
command the attention of the people, much
less excite their doubts or win their belief.
Year: 1879

THE Springfield Union hits the nail on
the head when it says ''Some of the Maine
Democratic papers are decidedly overriding
the ma ter in their abuse of Mr.. Davis, the
Republican candidate for governor. They
charge him with cowardice and with shirl-
ing his military duty, because he was absent
from his regiment for time, but as it proves
that the only time when he was absent was
when he was sick and obliged to be in an
army hospital, the charge recoils upon the
authors of it. There was some copperhead-
ism of the most malignant type in Maine
during the war, but patriotism was the rule
and copperheadism the exception, and the
revival now of the copperhead spirit will
simply make votes for the Republican II ticket
by disgusting decent Democrats who served
in the army with Mr.. Davis and know what
manner of soldier he was.''
Year: 1879

CONGRESSMAN BURROUGHS of Michigan
clearly states the political issue in these
words: ''The issue of the present and i'm
mediate future is the character of the Fed
eral government, whether it be a nation or
confederacy of sovereign States. This
question, which we had supposed was set
tied on the field of battle, is but transferred
to the arena Of debate. The danger of anoth-
er rebellion is not imminent, but the real
peril is found in the attempt of the Demo-
cratic party to strip the Federal government
of all power, warn it from every State, and
eXalt the States as the only legitimate sOver-
eigns. As Alexander II. Stephens said but re-
Gently in the House, we are nation of ma
TONS Ben Hill spoke of himself as an Am
bassador to Congress. And so we have this
distinguished Senator as an Ambassador
from the nation Of Georgia! The promulga-
ton of such political heresieS is as certain to
lead to the disintegration Of the Federal gov
ernment, and the destruction of constitution
al liberty as slavery was certain to lead to
the rebellion Of 1861. hold that we are a
nation deriving all power from the people,
and not cQnfederacy of States; and that in
this sphere Of our delegated powers the ma
tional government is supreme"