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Year: 1879

THE Knoxville Tribune says: Ma
ture has unquestionably marked out
the site of Memphis as a grand trading
and shipping point under the present
regime, but, we seriously question
whether if circumstances should
hereafter impair her Importance in
that respect, her present site would be
either an eligible or desirable one for
manufacturing purposes.


ManufactOries, in order to be sue
cessful, must be located at points at
which the operatives can remain du-
ring the entire year. The capitalist
in seeking an eligible site for a cotton
factory will never pass by Knoxville,
in the same State with Memphis, and
give the preference to the latter. Long
before the day of railroads a cotton
factory was successfully operated at
this point, and now with our increased
and rapidly increasing facilities, there
is not on the continental a point which
combines so many advantages in that
respect as Knoxville. We hope to
see some Of the enterprising capitalists
Of Memphis turning their attention to
Knoxville as a point within their own
State where their pluck, talent and
energy will receive "a just recompense
of reward"


We have no doubt that Knoxville
will be as large place as Memphis is
now at no distant day; by that time
we hope that Memphis will have a
population of over one hundred thou
sand people.
Year: 1879

The people of the United States are
generally advised of the fact that Gen.
eral Grant has arrived. He has come.
There is scarcely room for doubt
about it. 1t is scarcely doubtable
question. We have the testimony of
several reliable newspaper reporters
who would not run the risk of losing
their situations by entering into a
conspiracy to deceive their employers
and make fools of thousands Of people.
Various people who knew General
Grant several years ago have lately
seen and shaken hands with the gem
tleman who is now passing
under that name and are now
satisfied as to his identity.
Until such doubt can be raised we
take it for granted that this is General
Grant, the same man who lived at
Galena once and received Lees surren-
der at Appomattox. Therefore we
feel perfectly safe in announcing that
General Grant has arrived at San
Francisco, Chicago, Galena, Indianap-
oils, Louisville, Cincinnati, Columbus
and possibly Philadelphia, and will
continue to arrive for some weeks to
come. Having come he is here. He
came in at the back door of the
Nation (big NJ but the door was big
enough, and as he proceeds East he
finds more room, bigger receptions,
bigger-feeted people, bigger booms.
For private citizen he has stirred up
more brass bands and swallow tailed
committeeman than anybody who has
come along in long while. The ex-
citement is beginning to abate little,
and we have hope that in
a few months it will not be
considered patriotic necessity
to read sixteen columns every
morning before breakfast about the
receptions the day before to the man
generally supposed to bo Gen. Grant.
When the right time comes, we shall
venture officially if you please" to
suggest with the Associated press and
the newspapers to give us a little much
needed rest.
Year: 1879

Chambers Journal


A story of him was worth recording
as an instance Of his lofty dealing and
good influence upon inferior minds.
During the conduct Of some import
ant cause for a young Indian Raiah,
the prince endeayOred to place in his
hands, under the table, bag of ru-
pees. He answered at once. Young
man, you have offered to an English
man the greatest insult which he
could possibly receive. This time, in
consideration Of your youth, l excuse
it. Let me warn you by this expert
ence never again to commit so gross an
otfense against an English gentleman,
Many of them would never forget the
moral effect upon themselves of his
indefatigable, untiring industry, so
long as health and eyesight we're left
TO him; his profound contempt for
the idle, lounging, lettering habits, in
which so much Of human expended
and destroyed. Any one who saw
him felt at once that his presence had
certain majestic dignity and assured
repose, which made US feel confident
that in his presence, and in whatever
emergency, we we're perfectly safe.
He was not only leader of men, but
a leader on whom men could rely
without the apprehension of those
sudden weaknesses and betrayals oy
which some Of the most gifted o. the
human race have difused about them
sense not Of security, but Of mis-
trust
Year: 1879

laam. Altogether we were rather
pleased with our fellow-traveler, until
old Hadji Hassan let out that his
parting words had been strongly ex-
pressed wish to find any two Of us
alone in place where he could use


his weapons in earnest. Six together


were beyond his ideas, so he made the


best Of his disappointment.
Year: 1879

Helmbold's Buchu has long been known
as one Of the most valuable medicines at
tainable in certain classes of diseases, such
Jas dyspepsia, chronic rheumatism, dropsy
Icutaneous affections, and especially afiec-
Itions of the urinary organs. As q diuretic
lit is superior to almost any other medi-
ci e in use, and the great care with which
lit prepared, the absolute purity Of the
preparation, and the diligence used in the
selection Of the crude material hayemade
it known far and wide as "a reliable and
effective preparation, and one that can
always be used with safety and benefit.
The great success Of Helmbold's Buchu
has led to the production Of many spur
ious preparations, which are made cheap
ly and placed upon the market to be sold
on the reputation acquired by Helmbold's
original preparation. Parties who desire
a really good medicine should be careful
and use Helmbold's only.


The vigor of youth for the aged and
infrm in Hop Bitters.
Year: 1879

deacon Wilder, l want you to tell me
how You kept yourself and family so well
the past season, when all the rest Of US
have been sick so much, and have had the
doctors running to us so long"


BRO: Taylor, the answer Is very easy.
! used Hop Bltters in time and kept my
family well and saved large doctor bills.
Three dollars worth OF it kept us all well
and able to work all the time, and | will
warrant it has cost you and most Of the
neighbors one to two hundred dollars
apiece to keep sick the same time. guess
other column .--'
Year: 1879

1t Is astounding that Democrats should sup
port measures that contemplate giving every man,
woman ana child in tAe country an 50 cent dollar,
making silver the standard OF value driving gold IN
It's hiding places and diminishing the value OF every
class of property for the benefit OF the buh0n5s OF the
world. The Southern Democrats ought 20 have better
sense than 10 be led astray by the Spnger and EWugs
They en- recover much OF the ground lost M the tEht
over the Appropriation bills bY Standing up si0Uuy lul
an honest dollar which the present dollar NOT. and by
insisting on The suspension Of the cCuagr az silver do
lars until bv international agecu mt some stability can
he given 10 the vaue OF silver To add the threat OF Ia
dttou TO tie cry Of revolution Ia 10 court defeat III
Year: 1879

Anastasis Canavan had lover--a young man with
aesthetic tastes and position in dry goods store


lie was much devoted. too, and given to ioungng
about the front stoop moonlight nights and WINS
pering tender nothings in the shadow of the door,
way. All OF this eminently satisfactory to An
astasia. but Papa Canavan. q harsh parent of
ffty-hve, looked with disfavor upon the whole ar
rangement. and many time that youthful dry goods
clerk had leave sundry sentimental speeches half
said and take TO his heels at the sound OF
the patcrnal boot upon the stairway. Yet all
might have gone we'll with tho swain
had he not In evl moment bought n concertina
and tried to master it. In vain unappreciatiye
neighborhood expostulated. The young man per-
sisted, and on sunday night took various other
youths. tuneful as himself. to serenade the far
one. Unhappily, the parent was ut home, and when
he cast a window open and hurled volley OF invec.
tives ut the singers Anastasia's young man put hs
concertina under his arm and nterod around tho
corner at Q rapid gait. Then the severe old man re-
Year: 1879

There came being another Jail delivery in
Queens county on Sunday night. David Stiner and
William Muller. the alleged church thieves. confined
In the Jail at Flushing. had almost worked their way
to liberty through wall OF stone and cement. at
eleven o clock. when Jailor Hicks was aroused by
noise In the basement of the court
house. Going into the jail corridor in
his bare feet he heard noise like the
gnawing OF rats ana presently heavy tbud, which
proved 20 have beon nase by falling stone. Tie
lailcr aroused his wife and left her to guard tho
corridor door. armed with n revolver, while he en-
tered the cell to investigate matters lie found that
they had becn working with two pieces of wire which
they had taken from tin cup in which he gave them
some drinking water early in the evening. The re-
inoval u few pieces more OF stone and about foot
OF dirt, and they would have been az liberty. Ten
minutes time would have enabled them to accom-
plish this. The aier placed them In other cells aud
handcu.icd them To the doors. lie sat up with them
the remainder OF the night They are to have an ex
animation tomorrow.
Year: 1879

To entertain the youthful scions Of his family and
furnish melody cheaply and without labor to their
visitors, Henry Desmond made up his mind to buy
u music rox. He thought it over seriously and the
more he pondered the greater appeared the advan-
tages to be reaped from such purchase. 1t was
not a nmsy, childish toy Henry wanted. but pig
celiuloid box, with u mighty voice and variety of
tunes. Such a ono he ordered making no conditions
in reference to the airs except to debar Pinafore
which he did out of respect to settled public
feeling in his neighborhood. How 1t came about
Henry cannot explain; but yesterday morning he
and the celluloid music box were bundled into the
Fifty seventh street Court, and officer told how
he had the captive slunbcring upon. the curb
stone lille the instrument was grinding out LET
the dead and the beautiful rest" in manner
cessively cheerful. Whether IL was chance the
key that did 1t one knew. but just as Desmond
appeared the cylinder started on that very air. The
Judge looked up, the audience grinned and the
Court officers seemed bewildercd. Then. they
caught hold of him lead him before the stand, the
peg slipped around. and to the accompaniment of
Hes a jolly good fellow" they marched Desmond
to the railing.


..rhat box Of yours more sensible than
yourself" said the Court. ''You seem to be fellow
OF infinite jollity. Can you say anything for your
selrg


.'The prisoner sec-sawed for moment dzzly and
then shook his head but the cclluoid music box did
not desert him la this plight, and to the general
merrimcnt 1t burst out with Don't be angry with
me darling


Ills Honor smiled grny and told them to lock
better. lie went Oh to the numbers OF '.Lucrezia
Borga." and the doornian came back to report that
he had fallen asleep in his cell while the faithful
colluloid played the "Sweet Bye and Bye"
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR THE HERALD


The New YonK HERALD being universal journal
Jerseyman claims the privilege OF grumble. On
the banks of the Passaic. noar Belevillc, n. j..
stand ON the one bank the waterworks supplying to
Jersey City ''pure water;" the other the
Newark watcrworks for u like purpose. All the
water used is drawn from the river. Above and
below these works the river front, the chem.
ical works, the poisonous refuse from which runs
into the river. Upon the banks also the private
closets of these works, and some of the owners OF
property on tho river have tho bad taste to follow
this latter example, and also run their drains into
the river. Time when Passaic shad were the
finest in market. There none in the river now.
A few catfish alone exist. Last the Fish Com
mission caused some hundreds of thousands of
spawn to be placed in the river probably thinking
that the coming fish," whatever its shape. seeing
its first of life in this cesspool which the river now
IL, would be able to stand It, knowing nothing bet
ter. The Fish Commission neglecting its duty,
tue fish destroyed They may be procured else
where. But what OF the water running to Newark
and Jersey City2 Will the residents OF those cities
wait in apathy until terrible pcstilcnce breaks
out in their midst2 Will they remain inactive while
thousands of their number perish from an unknown
cause before moving in defence OF their very lives?


BEILENlIL.E.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD-


Please allow me through the columns of your
paper to call the attention of the public in general
the way in which the employees of the Western
Union Telegraph Company attend to their business
Learning through your medium that the steamship
Santiago had arrived ut Santiago de Cuba and desir
ing to have money sent me by return OF steamer,
went to the telegraph office in Twenty-third street
and Fifth avenue and sent cableeran, asking for
$500. The telegram accepted and paid tor;
hold u receipt for it. Scarcely had left the Office
when IL sent back to be translated. Is the COM
pany poor that 1t cannot afford to pay trans
lator3 l did not receive It; but lady residing in
the house offered to translate IL for the boy, giving
this version OF it. please send me s35." Now.
believe no but myself, the companvs officers
and the person to whom it was sent have any right
to read telegram, which Is private. As conse-
quence, thing which wished to keep to myself is
known to least fifteen persons. Il this not
a very stupid blunder? Hoping you will allow me
space in your journal, 1 am, sincerely yours,


INDIGNANT FOREIGNER.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Permit me through your valuable paper to call
the attention of the proper authority to the out
rageous charge inflicted upon the unfortunate per-
who desire to visit their friends and relatives
on Blackwells and Wards islands, by the captain Of
the steamboat that is owned and run by the city;
and the question naturally arises who gets the
money? The INDECENT poor carried Free but
most Of those who are obliged to go there are in
humble circumstances. and if they are able to pay
they exect thirty cents to and return from Black
we'll Island and forty cents to Wards Island.
moderate fee of ten cents is much it should be
each way. and no one is permitted to visit there
under any circumstances without a permit, even il
able and willing to pay. CASPAR WISTAR.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Yesterday. going down in Third avenue car. I
saw near the corner Of Thirteenth street and Third
avenue truck with Chinaman standing up behind
the driver. The former seemed to be bleeding on
the side OF the neck. thought to myself. This must
be an occurrence of unusual character. the
Chinese in this city get into trouble murder
drink act as tramps beat their wives to death. &C.
This morning, Oh coming down to breakfast, the
first thing saw in my HERALD the account OF
the occurrence. If such thing had happened to an
Englishman American in Chinese seaport We
would instantly have cabled over:-'Send the near
est man ofwar; demand restitution of the would be
murderer. many thousand dollars damages and an
apology. If this is not complied with in tyeght
hours lombard the town." G. 4. n.
Year: 1879

TNorE.-Letters intended for this column must be
accompanied by the writer's full name and address
to insure attention. Complainants who are unwilling
to comply with this rule simply waste time in writing
Write only on one side of the paper.-ED. HERALD
Year: 1879

10 THE EDITOR OF THE dEKALD:-


Cannot the proprietors of the Manhattan Beach
Railway Company be induced to give proper light at
their terminus at Quay street. Greenpoint? Passen-
gers coming outside OF the depot are left in dark
to pick their way out on the companys plat
form leading to the Greenpoint ferries. There is
not . single light their platform from the exit
gate to the corner of West street. While the COM
pany giving good facilities to reach the beach
by daylight they ought to give light t. get home
by after dark. and not dispositions after
day of pleasure by putting out the street in
total darkness to feel our way to the public lights


MORE LIGHT.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Is it possible that the ''L' road entirely ignores
the rights Of residents along their road? Such
seems to be the case. About the 1st of May the
Board Of Health was pettioned bya large
ber of residents between 125th and l2sth streets.
who complained of the road nuisance with
no redress Does the road own the Health Board
only defy it? Why, sir during the extreme hot
weather just passed it has been impossible to have
front window door open for ventilation on ac-
count of the fine particles OF coal and escaping
from engines constantly standing in front,
not to say anything of the noise from the dumping
of coal from the cars twice in twenty-fonr hours.


A SUFFERER.
Year: 1879

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


Iwould respectfully ask If there is no one respon-
sible for the condition or Central avenue. from
Macomb's bridge up. and cannot something be done
have it sprinkled? On racing days at Jerome Park
everything ia lovely. Now this s ell right. but why
can't 1t be sprinkled every day? The machinery and
water right the spot. and You will confer favor
every driver who goes over the bridge by calling
attention To this neglect. T..
Year: 1879




The question whether the husband can be
cruel and inhuman treatment before Judge
Potter in the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday
In the suit for divorce brought by Clara Goldsmith
against her husband, Solomon Goldsmith. The par
ties were married in this city June 8, 1872. The
wife alleges in her complaint that i'll the July fol-


lowing and since that time the defendant treated her
in very cruel and inhulnan manner that he ordered
her about the house il she the lowest common
domestic, and that, too, i'll the presence of the
want; that occasion lie violently pushed her
and cursed her in the Hebrew language among other
things shouting that he hoped that she would tall
down and die; that on another occasion. there
being crack In the wall, he said he hoped the
ceiling would fall and kill her. and shortly after this
he had her placed in insane asylum, alleging that
she was insane. 1t is alleged that on the lst OF May
them removed to the parents OF the wife. and then
sent her there with her two children both under
seven of age. and that he has refused pro-
vide for her or them since. The parents thereupon
Langbein and stated the to him. and he. upon
the sworn complaint of the wife and her affidavit,
procured order of arrest from Judge Brady. upon
which the defendant was arrested and held to bail in
$500. The husband employed exJudge Koch, who
yesterday moved to vacate tho order of arrest, be-
it granted by Judge of the court and not
by the Court ITSELF and he claimed that in action
for divorce the husband could only be arrested by
the Court upon order issued by the Court and its
clerk and under its SEAL Mr.. Langbein opposed the
motion and claimed that action for divorce for
cruel and inhuman treas sment was nothing more
less than like action for injury to the person,
and that in ordinary actions. the remedy was
damages. So in this, the remedy for the injury
the divorce. He claimed that he had followed the
practice laid down in the most recent decisions
this subject Judge Potter took the papers and re-
served his decision.
Year: 1879

A gentleman from Nashville informs
us that there is an embryotic move
ment on foot in that section to gravl-
tate towards A. S. Marks for Govern
or. He has no confidence in it him
self and thinks the state credit men
should at once cast about for strong
man to represent them in the gaber-
Material contest and oganize for imme-
diate action, He regards ex-Govern-
or Porter as the strongest and most
available man in the State, and that
he would be acceptable TO at least n
large number of Republicans.-knor-
mHe Dispatch.
Year: 1879

One of the evil effects of bad faith
and destruction of State credit was
experienced the other day by person
within the territory between the Al
leghany mountains and the Mississip-
pi and the northern and southern
boundaries of Tennessee. We have
the facts from a prominent lawyer


The person alluded to had mission
to advocate the noble doctrine Of
reputation, and with a view to that
great end he determined to start re


pudiation paper, euphemistically call
ed low tax paper. Our informant
was consulted by a press and type
firm of an Eastern city as to the fnan-
cial standing of the organist. 1t is
not only necessary in these eases to
pay the piper, but also the piper finds
1t necessary to pay the man who fur
nishes the pipes. Our informant gave
them the facts. He told them that
he was about to start Il paper to advo-
cate principles hostile to the credit of
the State, 10 community credit, and
they could form their own conclusion
as to. his private credit and financial
possibilities. These type and press
men are practical sort of people.
They carry the doctrine of the free
dom of the press to the EXTREMIST
limit, but net at their expense. They
would stop the London Times if they
had doubts about the financial results.
In this case there was sudden halt
and a practical demonstration of the
absurdity and folly of advocating the
destruction of community credit.
There never was a finer demonstra-
ton in the right quarter of the close
connection between community and
individual credit. .-NashUilIe american.
Year: 1879

During the past week a wagon has
been standing ON our streets contain
ing charitable object in the shape of
4 sixteen year old boneless girl. The
mother of the girl was in the wagon
with her and soliciting aid to support
her deformed child through the win
ter. The child was born in the first
civi! district of this county and is per-
fectly helpless. She is unable to talk
and the only noise she can make is by
CRYING. She is indeed charitable
object and her appeal for aid has been
promptly met by our citizens.-Ler-
inqton Nelus.
Year: 1879

The Fisk Jubilee singers, of Nash
vile, have been denied entertainment
in a Boston hotel on account of their
color. Well, what next? If Boston
goes back on "the man and brother, u
who shall we look to to befriend him?
Year: 1879

An officer of the fire department of Erie, Pennsylvania was killed in an unusual man. was driven rapidly into a door-yard, when he came into contact with a wire clothes line, which, nearly cut his head of. He died in two hours
Year: 1879

4 prominent Republican said last evening
that the victory Of the Administration party IN the
Senate would prove a serious blow 10 Mr.. Cornell
Senator Couk.ing" lie said, viii not lose
much by his defeat, he is already
seated for another in the Senate Besides
ne has shown that warmly attached his frends,
and that he will fight for them ali occasions COn-e-
quenty he will To receive the ready support Of
all those who have stood 5Y hin the Mr. Coz