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Year: 1879

all this was that the Romish and
Anglican clergy want to get the
people back to ignorance. They are
assuring the aristocracy Of Europe
that Socialism is the child Of in6deli-
ty. and they are alarming them with
hints of az overthrow Of the power of
the nobility. The consequence is that
the aristocracy in England are daily
linking hands with the priests Of
England, and hence we have this eff
fort to strike at the power of the
masses. "Jesuitism is at work, con-
tinued the preacher. ''and it has now
come to light in parish in England
that persistent efforts are being made
to induce females of the Church of
England to become lay members of the
Confraternity of the Blessed Sacra-
ment. The startling information comes
in most reliable publication that a
Princess Of the blood royal, whose
name is dear to us all, is about to be-
come a Romanist 1t comes 10 the
editor of the paper, upon authority Of
well-known ROmanist priest, that
the gathering into the fold of this dis
tinguished parsonage will be publicly
announced before twelve months are
passed. y


Much excitement has been caused
here among all creeds by this state
ment, and gOssips are busy spreading
rumors. The source Of the informa
tion of the reverend gentleman has
been eagerly looked for, and it is
understood to be the Christ Church
Parish Magazine, published at Sidcup.
Kent, England, a recent number of
which contains the following:


THE NEXT PERvERT TO ROME. -
We are able to state upon excellent
authority that the English Romanists
are making every effort to bring under
their influence Her Royal Highness
the Princess Louise. We believe that
we are the first to publish this intelli-
gence, but we are assured upon the
authority of a well known priest that
the gathering qntO the fold of Her
Royal Highness will be publicly an
nounced before twelve months are
passed. We sincerely hope that this
may not be so, but there was state
ment which headed the list of peryerts
to Rome published some time since,
which gives color to the rumor."


Among Catholics here this prob.
lematical news is received with Joy
and is believed to be direct answer
to the prayers of the faithful for the
conversion of England to the true
faith, as directed by the late Popt
Plus,
Year: 1879

Major Reno, who after two years
suspension from duty for an indecent
assault, has again gotten himself into
trouble by getting on a huge drunk
and behaving in the presence of ladies
and enlisted men in a manner unbe-
coming an officer and a gentleman. He
is again to be court martialed and
will, it is expected, be dismissed from
the service he has disgraced, and 90 to
jail with other less vile gentlemen.
Year: 1879

The change Of base on the part of the
Treasury Department in September last in
suddenly recalling the silver dollar circular
subjected the Secretary to liberal degree
OF criticism. His course was characterized
as vacillating aud uubecomng q fixed and
staid financial policy; but the Secretary
made no explanation, defense, or reply. He
attended to the work of providing for re-
sumption without allowing anything to
divert him from that high purpose. He de-
voted himself ussiduously to the matter he
had in hand, and soon the criticisms grew
moro and more feeble, until they finally
died away altogether. Now that resump-
ton has been reached, and the country is
entering upon an enjoyment of its
benefits it is furnished with an ex-
PLANTATION of the then incxplicaLle
conduct of the Secretary. The circular
was suddenly withdrawn, for the reason
that at the time it was issued, early in Sep
tember the National Bank Syndicate was
engaged in converting our per cents into
4 per cent. bonds and at the same time was
indebted to the Government S5O,000,000 in
coin, 6 per cents to that amount having
been recalled. 1t was then feared by the
Secretary that under the operations of that
circular the syndicate would be able TO pay
the S50,O00,OOO in silver dollars, which
would have absorbed every silver dollar
then coined and have exhausted the silver
dollar certificates to that amount, leaving
the Treasury without gold receipts equal
to meet the amount of bonds to be redeemed
as they should be presented. To avoid
crippling the first sep toward resumption
the silver dollar circular was withdrawn
Immediately, and the fire Of the critics be-
came general along the line because of this
apparent vacillation. Bat "all's we'll that
ends we'll" The Secretary knew what he
was about, and the critics did not and they
had their drive at him, while he assiduously
applied himself TO the work of solving thl
problem of resumption.
Year: 1879

BAYARD would make good President,
perhaps; one of the kind that would intend
TO be President of all the people. At any
rate he wouldn't be troubled with the ne
cessity of taking care of very large num-
ber Of citizens of his own State.
Year: 1879

made by that committee, and that the con-
tributions received did not amount on the
average to per cent. of the salaries received


from the Government by the contributors
The next lie was-but what's the use? The
next one and the next one, and all of them


were so plain that they carried their own
contradictions with them.
Year: 1879

WHEN BAyARD waltzes OF with the
Democratic nomination in 1880 if he ever
does, or, as he is likely to do, what ludicrous
spectacle the Democratic party will present
from a politico-geographica standpoint.
Little Delaware, mere iy-speck on the
map, will stand forth as the head and front
of the Solid South--another instance of the
tail wagging the dog.
Year: 1879

THE daily Democratic organ at the Capt.
tal is so intensely and Enthusiastically
Democratic that it cannot tell the truth
about the affairs of the Republican party
even when it tries. Yesterday it printed a
long article about Republican management
in the late November campaign. The first lie
in it was that IN assessment Of II per cent
had been levied upon all the Government
employees by the HALE-GoRHAM commit
tee wherewith to raise a campaign fund.
The truth Is no assessment whatever was
Year: 1879

THE Democrats in Pennsylvania and out
of it have had much to say about the par
doning Of Molly Maguires, who had been
convicted of murder, by Governor HAI =
RANFT They have talked and written so
much about this that they undoubtedly he
gin to believe that the Governor has made
wholesale political machine out Of his
pardoning power Now, will they please
name q few of the "hIollies' who have been
pardoned by him? He is ont of the busi-
ness, you know, and it wouldn't be improper
to review his record in this regard.
Year: 1879

TIE readers of the ARGUS will
readily observe the absence of the
editor, who has gone to the Capital,
where we notice he has been
unanimously elected chief clerk of
the Council by his party, which thus
acknowledges his fidelity to its prin.
ciples. We are confident he vii be
faithful and efficient in the dis.
charge Of the duties of his office.
Year: 1879

Mr.. Bowerman and wife left for the
country. One could tell that their
trunks were not over half full, as they
were pitched into the baggage car with
crash. They began a week ago.
When the subject was broached he said
he preferred, to. pack his own. trunk,
and he didn't propose to take whole
month to do it, either. All he intended
to take along was an extra suit, and he
could throw that in most any way.
Night before last he began work. 1t
struck him that he'd better put in an
extra pair of boots as foundation and
he flung 'em in the corner with his
clean shirts. The shirts didn't seem
to ride very well, and he Ibraced them
with two pairs of trowsers. Then he
stuffed his Sunday coat pockets with
collars and cuffs and found place for
1t, used his white vests for "chinking,"
and the balance ofhis clothing just fit
ted in nicely.


"The man that takes over ten min
utes to pack a trunk is a dolt!" said
Mr.. Bowerman, as he slammed down
the lid and turned the key. g..


Mrs Bowerman had been at it just
seven days and seven nights, and when
her husband went up stairs at ten
O'Clock she sat down before the trunk
with tears in her eyes.


"You see how it is" she explained,
as he looked down upon her in awful
contempt. 'I've got only part of my
dresses in here, saying nothing of
thousand other things, and even now
the lid won't shut down. I've got
such a headache | must lay down for a
few minutes" I t ..


She went awayto do it tand Mr.. Bow
erman sat down and unused :


"Space is space. The use of space is
in knowing how to utilize 1t.


Removing everything, he began re-
packing. He found that silk dress
could be rolled to the size of a quart
jug. A freshly starched lawn was made
to take the place of pair of slippers.
Her brown bunting fitted into the niche
she had reserved for three handker-
chiefs, and her best bonnet was turned
bottom up In its box and packed full of
underclothing. He sat there viewing
sufficient empty space to pack in
whole bed when she returned and said
he was the only real good husband In
this world, and she kissed him on the
nose as he turned the key.


''It's simply the difference between
the sexes" was his patronizing reply
as he went down stairs TO turn on the
burglar alarm.


When that wife opened that trunk
last night! But screams and
shrieks would avail nothing.
Year: 1879

"TO get down To business, Mr.. Horns
day, Pd like to listen to your own ac-
count of orang-outang hunting in Bor-
neO," quoth young man with a pen
ell and notebook.


"All right; fire away with your
questions and I'lI keep even with you,"
replied the naturalist. as he gave
another twist to tie flax padding with
which he was winding the wOoden-arm
skeleton and iron rod TO fill out one of
the largest beasts hide.


'When and how did you get settled
down to business as hunter in Borneop


1t was in the fall of 1S78-I think in
the month of September, that l shot
this specimen upon which L am now
working. He was in size and weight
next to the largest one secured-weigl .
little more than 40 pounds. The
orange inhabit the river country and
adjacent marshes, where there is quite
growth of scrubby forest. One day,
as several OF my native assistants and
myself were padding our boat lazily
down the river, we heard one of those
howls, or growls, or bellows, which
could not be mistaken for anything else
than the expressive voice Of good big
mias. We kept close lookout, and BY
and-by l caught the first glimpse of
one of those great, red, shaggy knees
up in top tree. Then saw the ugly
old monster Iazily reaching from bough
TO bough-and the sight of such an
orang, reaching six or seven feet every
time, was a spectacle to behold. |
waited my opportunity, fixed the stock
Of my gun snugly against my shoulder
and drew bead on his majesty. The
rifle ball lodged in his great, broad chest,
and his huge, ugly form swaved little
in the struggle bltween life and death.
Then down it came with rattling,
cracking crash, almost falling into our
boat, which would certainly have
swamped us. Oh how | would like TO
shoot that old fellow over again now!
There was game for3you, such as the
American hunter would hardly feei en-
cOuraged to dream of. l had six or
eight of the natives to assist me, and
they at once declared that this was the
largestmias they had ever seen. Ac-
cordingly they gave him the name
"Rajah Pedang," or, in other words,
the Governor of Pedang. They are al
most sure to call big thing,. either in
the form of man or beast, ''rajah."


'The orang must be beast of very
ugly disposition when captured alive,
is he not ?''


eyes, sometimes. I got one aIiAe
Year: 1879

during my stay In BorneO. He was a
young one-not longer than an eight OF
ten year old boy. When we discovered
him he was In tree which stood out
alone by itself. The darkies cut the
tree down, and there he was. We had
forked sticks already for him, and we
put one of these over his neck, thus
pinning him down to the ground. i


would rather have put my head against
buzz saw then than into his mouth.
He was as mad as u tiger, and took
no pains to conceal his ferocity. On
the contrary, he displayed it to the
very best advantage. After we had
secured him safely we tantalized him,
just to see how far he would 90 in his
anger. He actually became so enraged
that he took one of his own fingers be-
tween his teeth and bit it through to
the solid bone. Then, when we got
him into the boat, he managed to get
hold of one of the fingers of his dead
mother laying beside him, and bit that
quite as tiercely as he did hIs own.
tied rope around his neck and took
him home to headquarters. There
assigned him to bathroom, where he
could have everything his own way.
But he was surly and wouldn't eat much
OF anything, though L did my level best
TO keep him supplied with the delicacies
Of the season, and especially with boiled
rice, which is deemed good for the
orang-outang when in captivity. But
he only hung upon the rafters with
those long arms of his and wOuldn't { eat,
except when he tried to eat me. |
couldn't induce him TO become an ad-
mirer of mine, and he plned away, as
orang-outangs always do in captivity.
Their disposition seems to be such that
they prefer death to bondage, and this
Is probably the reason they are so sell
dom seen even in the best of menager-
les. One night we heard a heavy thud
in the bathroom, and when we went
in TO see what was the matter there lay
the little mias. whose own obstinacy
had been the death of him."


Snow, Mr.. Hornaday, people will
doubtless be curious To know what you
Chink about orangs or gorillas handling
clubs in fighting man, as has been alleg-
ed by some persons claiming a know
ledge on such subjects. How is it!''


~ do not believe there is beast in
the world that does anything of the
kind, | am aware that one of our re-
cognized authorities in natural science
has stated that the gorilla will utilize
almost anything he can lay hold on for
a weapon. However, have my doubts
on that point, confirmed by considera-
BILE observation and experience.
Year: 1879

A farmer of Cynthiana township
came to town one day this week to
make a few purchases. 1t happened
that he called at an establishment
where an elevator is in use. In order
to furnish the articles desired it was
necessary to go into an upper story,
and the salesman said to the customer,
"Just get on, and we'll go up" The
startled granger looked around and
said, son where?" He was given the
desired information, and they started
up. The upward flight was evidently
something new to the farmer, who at
tested his appreciation of it by remark
ing, ''This beats all nations, don't it?'s
The salesman smilingly said he rather
thought it did. In the meantime son
of the farmer became impatient and
came into the store-room below looking
for him. The farmer seeing his son,
stepped to the hatchway and said.
You can't come up here, son; came
up on the cellar door, and it's up here
yet!'
Year: 1879

lively game of football lasting for nearly two
hours was played yesterday Brevoorts lots, near
Bedford avenue, Brooklyn. The eleven led by Cap
tain Reed secured the first goal quite easily, and 1t
looked as though they had easy task before them
The eleven led by Captain French however, warmed
up to the work and the next three goals and the
game. The contest for the best three in five
innings In each of the last three innings the losing
side secured one touchdown. The first game of the
series was won by the Nostrand Club under Captain
Reed. This one was won by the Gates Club, under
captain French, and third game will be played on
thanksgiving Day, but the place and hour have not
yet been agreed upon.
Year: 1879

TO THE EDITOR THE HERALD:-


How is it the Third avenue horse railroad will
charge five cents for four-year-od child with its
parents and allow pedlers and washerwomen to carry
into the cars immense baskets of tinware and dirty
clothes free? ride frequently on the cars, and like
other passengers. much annoyed with this basket
nuisance. and yet when my wife and and child yes
terday got into crowded car I had to pay fifteen
cents because said child few months over four
years of age. No other road Is anxious to bleed
the public. and think it time change was made.


7. d. S.
Year: 1879

[NorE-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and addressto
insure attention. Comp painants who are unwilling
comply with this rule simply waste time in writing


Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD.l
Year: 1879

To EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


May inquire in your complaint book how soon
Receiver Russell will pay the next final divi-
dend? Tho cold weather is at hand, and the
knowledge of getting something would be very well
come to good many who need it, does he only
study the clerks who draw good pay in winding the
concern up? They have had good pull out Of the
depostors and should bo cleared out. After sitting
so long over it a walking out match would be in
order Mr.. Russell will please get them in line and
give the word "Cfo DEPOSITOR.
Year: 1879

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


Where. oh. where our police? Having made
several complaints at the Thirteenth precinct police
station on behalf Of myself and of the residents
of Pitt street. between Broome and Delaney Streets
OF the noisy and drunken carousals Of gang of LOAF
that congregate in front OF house near the head
of Pitt street. and still seeing that no heed Is paid to
our petitions herewith beg to lay the your
hands to If our noble police of the Thirteenth
precinct cannot do something to alleviate fer
ings and procure for little help in the shape Of
quiet night for sleep. Yours, G. A. K.
Year: 1879

Mr.. A. G. Redwood, in one of his "Johnny
Reb' papers, in Scribner for June, gives this
description of an incident within the Confcd-
crate lines He says


1t was the end of bleak November day;
the fires of railway ties, extending in long
line either way as far as the eye could follow,
made still more neutral by contrast with their
ruddy light the dun-gray fields of stubble,
and the woods in which the gorgeous pano-
ply of the earlier season was paling into rus
set and ashy tones. The work was over and
We were waiting with some impatience for
the order to take up the line of march back
to camp; for the evening air struck chilly
through our threadbare and tattered Jackets,
and We had eaten nothing since early morn
ing Moreover, wild rumor had spread
abroad that an issue of fresh pork awaited
our return, and though the long habit of ex-
pecting nothing good until it came secured us
against any serious disappointment, there
were not wanting tender memories of 'short"
biscuit to raise our anticipations higher than
we cared to own. Thus preoccupied, we are
fain to refer a distant cheering further down
the line to tidings of the coming rations and
we gather by the roadside in order to get off
the more promptly when our turn shall ar
rive. The sound grows more and more dis
tinct every moment, and now, far down the
ipHu oOiht iiON4hB ObJtSi Ntih Jubt NC hlSCSin-
ed in a cloud of dust which travels rapidly
our way. Nearer and nearer it comes loud
er and more enthusiastic ring the shouts, and
now we make out in the dust the figure of n
single horseman, with clump of others trail
ing off into obscurity behind him-Jackson
is coming! A moment more, and he is here,
going at almost top-speed; his hat is off
his hair blown back from his broad white
forehead his eyes dancing and his cheeks
aglow with excitement, and the rush of keen
air And now the cheers grow deafening
and ragged hats are swung more wildly still
as the men of the foot cavalry recognize their
leader. The cayalcade passes like whirl-
wind and disappears in the dust up the road,
cheered to the very last tagging courier Of the
escort,-for We are in good humor now with
ourselves and all the world And as we step
briskly out upon our homeward march, the
air feels fresh and invigorating and the miles
seem shorter than they were in the morning;
even the beloved biscuit is of minor conse-
quence, and the promised pork pales beside
the thought which fills us-that we have seen
jackson!


And we got the pork besides
Year: 1879

treasure Of strength and sympathy so mex
haustihlc that although il never shut the door,
nor refused the lifting of the hand, nor failed
to empty ont, more lavishly than prudence
would dictate the means, never reached the
point where a. himself IN his daily mood was
cloudy. God held over him in full sight un-
clouded the sunlight of lis countcnance.


Serene, brave, all-accomplished, marvellous
man sit down TO contemplate the make
up of his qualities. | remember hc was NOR
tai, and yet, where shall we find one among
those waging earnest, unceasing effort to
quell sin, TO reform error, to cnlightcn dark
ness, to bind up broken hearts, his cqual2


Farewell, for a very little while, noblest of
Christian men! Leader, brave, tiroess un-
selfish The ear that heard thee, it blessed
thee the eye that saw thee gave witness to
thee. More truly than it could be uttered
since the great patriarch wrote it, the bless
ngs of him that was ready to perish was
thine eternal great reward.


Though the clouds rest for a moment to-
day on the great work that you set your
heart to accomplish, you knew, God in his
love let you see, without a mistake, that your
work was done that through clouds and
darkness one thing, by the favor under God
of thy efforts, is fixed beyond the possibility,
as mortals would say, of change. While that
eye was open, while that ear could listen,
God gave what has been so rarely given to
man, the plaudits and prayers of five millions
of Victims thanking him for emancipation,
and through the clouds Of to-day, no matter
how dark nor how heavy, his heart, as it
ceased to beat, felt certain certain, that
whether one flag or two rules this continent
in time TO come, one thing is settled-it new
er henceforth can be trodden by slave
Year: 1879

The INDIAN QUESTION. When the Pacific
railway had reached the forks of the Platte
river in 1867, and the Indians of the great
plains were all i'll ferment at the rumors of
the mysterious iron road that was TO cut in
two the buffalo range, and carry the white
mems settlements into the heart of their
hunting grounds, a distinguished Massachu-
sets man, with the government inspecting
commission, was expressing his faith that
fair treatment of the Indians would save the
bloodshed and nameless horrors of the border
warfare then fragrant. An old frontiersman,
clad in Sioux hunting-shirt and fringed leg
gins, who had pithily expressed the practical
view of the case, saying it was the natural
conflict between the two systems of life rep
resented respectively by the locomotive and
the flint arrowhead turned the tables ON the
statesman by replying, 80 far as real fair
ness of treatment is concerned, you should
have thought of that before you drove them
over the Connecticut river" The truth is
that however varied may be the circumstan-
ces attending our dealings with the Indians,
whether as feeble colonists or as nation of
irresistible power the principle of our con-
duct has been at bottom the same. We have
pushed onward with steady march intrud-
ing upon their domain, impeding and destroy
ing their means of subsistence, curtailing
their coveted freedom, and always finding
them in the wrong when they resist and mako
war upon us after their savage fashion.-HOn.
j. ID. Goa, IN June International