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Year: 1878

CoUKT.-Tl- special term begins on
Tuesday next. the 22h. There will be
one criminal case tried and there are
about 20 civil cases OIL docket.


One of tile matters which will come
before the Grand Jury Tor ought toy is
the inquiry hs to who fired the Hall.
There is abundant evidence to show
that the fire was the work Of an incen-
diary, and Il thorough investigation,
without fear or favor, is demanded.
Year: 1878

Captain Henry Romeyn, Of the
Fifth Infantry, is now in Detroit re-
covering from the wounds which he
received in the last battle with Jo-
seph's warriors. He tells the story
thus: "You see, I had been struck
five times, one ball shattering my
field glass, another raised disagree


able lump on my left shoulder, and
the others only damaged my cloth
ing. I ought to say that very early
in the fight my horse was killed,
and when I saw General Miles riding
close up, apparently unconscious
that he was getting into the hottest
corner, I warned him to keep back.
I had been lying comparatively
hidden in the long grass. I stood
up to take an observation. when
quicker than fash some warriors
singled me out and let drive. I felt
as if red hot iron bar had been
through me. I stood rooted in my
tracks for a moment, gasped, and
felt the air coming in at my back.
The next instant my mouth filled
with blood, and then I knew that 1
had been shot in the lung. 1 walked
seyenty-tive yards and then fell"
Year: 1878

Senator Mitche!l's bill extending the
time for the completion Of the main line
of the Northern Pacific Railroad to
eight years. The bill as amended com.
pels the Company to build on tho south
side of the Columbia river to Portland
and to Kalama, W. I. It throws all
lands open to settlement by pre-emp
tors at two dollars and 1t half per acre.
The proceeds to be paid into the U. S.
Treasury. and BY the Secretary Of the
Treasury placed to the credit. of the
Company. When any section or sec>
tions of the read are completed and ac-
cep.ed by the Government, then the
Secretary of the Treasury shall pay di-
rectiy to the Company the proceeds of
all lands designated by odd sections ad


jacent to the completed road on which
pre-emption filings Lave not been made
to the Company. with the restrictions
that hey shall be eold in quantities not
exceeding 16O acres to one person, and
at not exceeding 50 so per acre. The
bill also provides for the protection of
settlers on lands in the even sec.ionr.
which are thrown open to homestead
ers, 1G0 acres to each person. II also
permits those who have been restricted
to eighty acresv,under existing laws, to
enlarge tEeir claims to 1G0 acres. This
extension is on the express condition
that the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany shall commence the construction
of their road at Portland within nine
months after the date of the passage of
the Act, and shall construct at least SO
miles within one year thereafter on the
south side of the Columbia river, and
that each year thereafter the Company
shall build one Hundred miles Of road,
at least twenty-five of which shall be
on the Pacific coast. The bill further
provides that the road from Umatilla
to Portland shall be common for the use
of the Northern Pacific, Salt Lake and
South Pass Companies, under such
terms as they may agree upon, and in
the event of a failure to agree. such
terms as may be agreed upon by three
persons selected by the President of the
United States. The extension does not
extend to the branch line across the
Cascade Mountains but lands on the
branch, amounting to seven million
acres, are restored to the public domain,
and in lieu of these lands an equal
amount is granted TO the Salt Lake and
South Pass Company. in aid of their
road from Umatilla to Salt Lake, under
like restrictions as to the sale Of lands
by the Government, and on condition
that the Comp any shall commence at
Umalilla. within six months after the
date OF the passage Ct the ect. and
build and equip twenty-five miles Of
road within one year thereafter, fifty
miles within each succeeding year, and
the whole within four years from the
commencement f,f the work
Year: 1878

A baker in Paris having used, for
heating his oven. painted wood from
old houses which had been torn
down in opening a new street, many
persons who ate the bread were seiz-
ed with violent symptoms of lead
poisoning. The heat converted the
paint into pulverulent oxide of lead,
which adhered to the moist surface
of the loaves. The men who brush
ed these loaves were the first to suf-
fer, and then all who ate the crust
experienced with more or less inten-
sity the agony of painters collie u
A police regulation has been issued,
forbidding the use by bakers of
wood from old houses.
Year: 1878

SUGGESTIVE note from the New York
Tribune: The most despicable sneak in
Christendom, in 1860, was the creature who
could see no harm in the solid and aggres-
i've sectionaism of the South, and wanted
the North to lie down and be kicked to all
time for the sake of peace. Not bad imita-
tions of that spirit may be found to-day, par
ticularly among those who think it perfectly
right and natural for the South to be "solid''
ip attacking the public debt, "sold" in
breaking into the public treasury, and "sold''
in defying the constitution and the laws of
the United States, but utterly unpatriotic
and shockingly sectional for the North to
resist.
Year: 1878

A WASHINGTON despatch to the Chicago
Tribune tells of an interview with the agent
of German steamship line-who says that
his company could not think of investing in
ship. timber lands in Alabama because of the
prejudice in Europe against the South In
reply to the assurances that Alabama was Tree
from all political disturbances, he said that
he supposed it to be true, nevertheless the
belief had become SO general in Europe that
the Southern States were in an unsettled
condition and the rights of person and prop
erty, especially of those who were not natives,
were so constantly dsregarded, as to render
it impossible to induce capitalists to trust
either their money or the representatives of
their interests in any part OF the South. He
said OF late this feeling had rapidly increased
among European capitalists. owing to the
knowledge of the leDient, and, in European
eyes, extremely wise course pursued by Pres
ident Hayes towards the South. Where pre-
viousy there had been sympathy abroad for
the South on account of the interference of
the General Government, tie opinion now is
that no excuse tor such continued disorders
as have been reported exists, and such COM
panies as his own were making up their
minds that society there was in little better
than semi-civilized condition, and capital
could not afford to take risky investments.
Year: 1878

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


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE following from the Burlington Hawk-
eye is not one of its funny paragraphs. 1t is
full of truth: "'The land of the free we
proudly sing. 1t is gloriously free indeed.
Free and easy. Here man can rise up in
rebellion against the government and after
he is forced TO lay down his arms we condone
his crime, pardon him from the gallows and
prison, retore his property, give him the
ballot and invite him to come in and help
run the government. In other countries he
pays the penalties of his crime. In this
country he takes a front seat and insists that
his vote shall count double that of the man
who did not rebel against the government.
And yet the Democratic party howls about
the oppressed Southp"
Year: 1878

Announce that they Will offer
for the NEXT 80 DAYS, a GREAT
REDUCTION i'm their FANCY
DRESS GOODS. Among these
goods is a lot of NOVELTIES,
4s inches wide, which they
offer at SO cents per yard; TO these
goods they invite PARTICULAR
attention at being VERY RARE
BARGAINS.
Year: 1878

Millard Club will give . grand concert
to night at the Grand Opera House for the
benefit of the yellow fever sufferers. Let
every one attend, and thereby contribute
something towards relieving tho suffering
people In the south. .tJ'tlH y
Year: 1878

For the Journa
LET THERE BE LIGHT.


BY REV. j. II. BEALE, A. VI.
Through heavens clear arch the echoes rang,
As morning stars together sang,
When Nature first from chaos woke,
And on her ear the chorus broke,
Which her Almighty Maker spoke,
"Let there be light
From star to star that watchword flies,
Each shouts it onward through the skies
From out the chaos grim and black
1t speeds along its shining track
Til Earth the echo answers back,


"Let there be light"
So thus may flash the searching light
Through deepest ignorance and night;
And thus the densest cloud be riven
As back the darkness shall be driven
by that command in mercy given,


Let there be light"
The crimson bushes DER the sky
Proclaim the lordly day king nigh.
The hearts of men with rapture thrill
For breaking DER each eastern hill
The old command re-echoes still,


"Let there be light"
When blinded man with trembling stands,
Nor sees, nor knows, that loving hands
Now wait to tear the vail away;
And bring the glorious light OF day;
When they hear the Master say,


"Let there be light
Year: 1878

II you cannot on the ocean sail among the


swiftest feet,
hooking on the mighty billows, laughing a:


the storms you meet,
fou can stand among the sailors anchored vet


within the bay,
You can lend hand to help them as they


launch their boats away.
II you are too weak to journey up the noun


tain steep and high,
You can stand within the valley as the multi


tudes by
fod can chant in happy measures as they slow


ly pass along,
Though they may forget the singer, they will


not forget the song.
II you cannot in the conflict prove yourself a


warrior true,
II, when fire ani smoke are thickest, there's


no work for you to do
When the battlefield is siiert, you can go with


gentle tread,
You can bear away the wounded, you can cover


up the dead.
II you cannot in the harvest garner up the


richest sheaves,
Many grain both ripe and golden, which the


careless reaper leaves,
You can CLEAN among the briArs growing rank


against the wall,
And it may be that the shadows hide the heayi-


est wheat Of all.
II you have not gold and silver ever ready at


command,
If you cannot toward the needy reach an ever


open hand,
You can visit the affiicted-oer the erring you


can weep
You can be true disciple sitting at the Mas


ter's feet.
Do not then, stand idly waiting for some


nobler work TO do,
Foryour Heavenly Fathers glory, ever earnest


ever true.
Go and toll in my vineyard-work In patience


and In prayer,
II you want a field of labor you can find it


anywhere.
Year: 1878

Yesterday lot OF circulars from the Demo-
cratic State Central Executive Committee were
sent to be forwarded through the Morgan Rail-
road line. The bearer was provided with funds
and stamps to pay for he same. but the gener-
GUS gentlemen who control The road. and who
have the interests OF the State Mt heart. refused
be sent free of charge We learn this from one
of the officers of the committee and do not
think It should be permitted to pass unnoticed.
Year: 1878

The absence Of one Of the registration officers


of the fourth ward from his post of duty for q


long time Is complained Of and we are asked


why 1t IL that his place has not been filled. The


officer In question. 1t is said is engaged In a
from the registration office, but 1t Is claimed
that his place should at least be filed By com
registration should be had in the ward.
Year: 1878

Henry Harris In the left thigh with cheese
knife. They were at the time, In Burr's grocery,
at the corner of Prieur and Cypress streets,
when d difficulty took place between them. Por
ter was arrested and locked up. The wounded
man was taken TO the hospital,
Year: 1878

The regular passenger train Of the Jackson
line was delayed last night owing to the explo-
sion of the locomotive of one Of the freight
trains on the way. The lateness of the hour at
which the information came precluded the
possibility Of obtaining any more particulars Of
Che accident in time for publication.
Year: 1878

[Rock Hill Is. c. HeNldl


We have learned the particulars Of an in
tsresting and rather extraordinary occur
renee in connection with snake-bite, re-
ported to us by Mr.. }. A. Giles, who re-
sides six miles south OF this place, the bit
ten party being his little son, about three
years old.


The facts as stated to US by Mr.. Giles are
as follows:


On Wednesday OF last week he (Dfr.
Giles) walked out to body OF woods not
far from the house for the purpose of chop
ping Il tree, his son following him. The
little fellow was amusing himself a few feet
from his father while the tree was being
chopped, when oh ut once he screamed in a
most distressing manner. Mr.. Giles imme-
diately ran to him, and was shocked to be-
hold creeping away from the child's feet q
large, deadly. looking reptile Of the species
commonly known as the highland moccasin,
second only to the rattlesnake in the dead
illness OF its poisonous bite.


Mir. Giles was terribly alarmed when,
added to the large size OF the snake and the
almost frantic demonstrations OF his child,
he observed the blood oozing from the top
OF one Of bis feet, dispelling all hope that
he was simply frightened and not bitten.
Instantly he snatched up the child, at the
same time planting one foot firmly on the
snake near its head, squatted down, with
the little fellow on his lap, put bis mouth to
the wound and sucked it with all the power
he could command. Mr.. Giles says he knew
the poison was being extracted, for the
taste OF what came into his mouth was so
indescribably horrible that under any other
circumstances he could not have endured it.


After he had wellnigh exhausted himself
sucking the wound, holding the child,
which was exceedingly difficult, and grind
ing the snake with his foot, he hurried
to the house with him and Immediately Sent
for physician. The little fellow continued
to suffer about four hours, when he became
quiet, and has suffered no pain since. The
foot, which is still too sore to admit OF walk
ing on it, sWeled considerably, but the leg
was very slightly enlarged. Except the
soreness, the little fellow may now be con-
sidered well. r. X 80.
It is gratifying to know that the father
experienced no bad effects from this heroic
act Of paternal affection, which doubtless
alone saved the life OF the child. The fact
that he is blessed with sound teeth was no
doubt most fortunate circumstance.
Year: 1878

CONGRESSMAN BUCKNER READY TO FIGHT ALL


SOUND POLICY CONCERNING SILVER AND TO


HAVE SILVER STANDARD.


iBY TELEGRAPH To TIE TRIBUSE.i


WAsHNGTON, Nov. 19.-Judge Buckner. char
man Of the House Committee OH Banking and Cur
rency, told Star reporter to-day that no attack
on the silver dollar at the next session would be
successful in his committee.


"Wlll any measure to limit the coinage of silver
pass ~ was asked


Never, no never" said Judge Buckner.


"Will proposition to increase the weight Of the
dollar be approvedp


"No, SIT, We will fight for tho silver dollar, and
will not entertain favorably any measure hostile
to it.D


do you think, then. that free coinage will be
secured by the silver advocates y


"les, We will very likely secure free coinage at
the coming session."


"What do you think oil the action of the banks in
demonetizing sllverP


They are simply inviting a war against them
selves and a defeat They cannot maintain the
stand they have taken regards the silver dollar"
"Win there be war on the banks at the next ses-
sioni ~


"Thcy have invited war, and Will no doubt be hit
at pretty hard. | do not, however expect that
much will be accomplished against them. We will
get through the House the bill to retire their cir
culation and substitute greenbacks therefor but it
will not pass the Senate The next Congress will,
however, have the National banks in their power,
aud they may have To go'


"Wh9t do you think Of the success OF the bl-
metallic standard ~


In view of the fact that most foreign countries
have taken stand against standard of both silver
and gold and in consideration of the unsettled
ratio between the two, II may be doubtful whether
the double standard will be judclOus In case a
cldedly in favor. of single standard of silver in
preference TO a gold One.o
Year: 1878

dav, and only to-day have they been re-
moved from Fifteenth Precinct station-house Ihave
the papers already prepared for q writ OF habeas
corpus but know that the Attorney will order
the prisoners discharged the minute he comes TO exam
ine the papers, There nothing in the confession and
those had nothing whatever TO do with the grave
robbery. In their confession which they are held
Ia alleged they had only a colOTed man to help
them. Has Captain ByrDes been waiting to arrest the
cOlored mani Is II reasonable 10 suppose that the men
carefully planned and executed the robbery
would be such fools to and make such confession
Captain Byrnes brings up against these two meni All
there is in the case Ot these men is that CAPTAIN
Byrnes had them In rather tight place, they thought
on another matter and TO escape they got this cock
and buP story and sent him on a false chase the
Stewart will stake my reputation that the men
will both be DISCHARGED within two days"
Year: 1878

Judge Hilton's explanation of the
failure of the Stewart wOmen's hotel
may serve to please the crowd, but its
brutal coarseness will simply convince
sensible people that he is wholly unfit
to carry out Mr.. Stewards intentions.
In fact, he confessed as much in saying
that he never believed in the enterprise
and tried to persuade Mr.. Stewart out
of it. Such venture must have a
heart in it, and man who believes
that woman's supreme ambition is to
get husband betrays an unfortunate
ignorance of the very class of women
for whom the hotel was intended, and a
cynical disposition to preserve that ig-
norance. The failure of the women's
hotel is due to this vulgar disregard of
the womanly nature, and to nothing
else. We were at the start charitably
disposed to expect that the martinez
rules against pictures and flowers, birds
and sewing-machines, and others of
that, nature, would be reformed as ex-
perience indicated the wisdom of such


notifications. We have now no doubt
Year: 1878

that Miss Brackett was but too sharp
sighted in the suggestion that Judge
Hilton meant to prove to Mrs. Stewart
that a working woman's home was an
impossible dream. Billiards and bar
are more in his line, and out of the low
indulgences of men no doubt the Stew
art estate will profit. What becomes
of Mr.. Stewards hope that the hotel
would ''make thousand working wo-
men happy and independent,"-is of no
consequence.
Year: 1878

There are hardware men in Detroit
who keep a cook stove at the store door
as sign, and that the stove may not
be injured by the rust they paint it
over. The other day one of them who
had stove with red legs, white covers
and blue top, secured an old farmer
for a customer. The farmer stipulated
for stove '.just like that" and ordered
it sent home by Il neighbor. A stove
OF the size and pattern was selected and
sent away in good shape, and all was
lovely until next day. Then the farmer
and his wife came in with their own
team, having the stove in the wagon.
The husband held the lines while the
wife entered the store and remarked:
stove we don't like to be put off with
anOther.n


"Why, madam, isn't that stove all
right 2" asked the man who sold it.


''NO, sir, it isn't! you sold my old
man stove with red legs and white
covers, and blue border around the
top, and that one out in the wagon is
nothing but a scrub looking old black
stOvew


"Why-why" he tried to explain, but
she waved him around and declared


"We're old folks, and we live out
among the frogs and owls, but we keep
pace with the styles just as much as
any one, and you can't palm off any
scrub stoves on US ~


The men could hardly lift ten pounds
apiece as they exchanged the nicely
polished stove for the one with red legs,
but the old lady thought it was because
they were so mad.


'"There-that stove has got some tone
about it !' she muttered, as it was load
ed up. 81 don't want to appear captur-
Gus, but if style demands red legged
stove then go in for the gorgeous with
the rest of 'em, and I'll gid the stove
pipe to boot !n-Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1878

~ The Forest and Stream urges up
on anglers to kill the fish they catch,
since it is more humane, gives the fish
a more inviting look and better flavor,
and makes it possible to keep them
twice as long as where they are allowed
to die of suffocation.
Year: 1878

THE llth of June is the national holiday of
the Hawaiian people, and it is but right that
proper preparations should be made to make
the day one of rejoicing.


On that day it would be fitting to have a
frst-class exhibition of horsemanship and
horse speed on the race-track at Kapioani
Park, and to that end, we suggest to the Trus-
tees of the park and race-track, that they get
about the business in due season, so as to
afford the people of the other islands ample
time and due notice that, on the llth of June
next, there will be exercises at the race-track,
and general rejoicing of the people. If the
Trustees take hold Of this business and get
up their programme, and have posters sent to
all the islands, as well as standing adver-
tisement in the newspapers, for at least one
month prior to the llth of June, there is no
doubt, but that there will be grand gather
ing of the Hawaiians and others at Honolulu
on that occasion. We think that it is not a
moment too soon to put the ball in motion
from and after this date if there is any desire
on their part to have a full days sport on this
national holiday.
Year: 1878

We call especial attention to the contribu-
tions of our valued correspondent "Caballo." !"
In to-day's issue will he found the third arti-
Gle of the series. There is so much good
sense in the articles of Caballo, and SO well
said, that they will richly repay the readers
of the GAZETTE for perusal, and for these
reasons we direct attention to them.


We hope to have the pleasure of receiving
many contributions from the same intelligent
source, as they impart information of value to
the community. We take especial pleasure
in giving our readers the opportunity of read
ing such articles, which are practical and
useful; and in these respects preferable to
Trades about Tom Paine or any other man, or
the usual twaddle about this or that dogma
in religion or politics.


We invite Just such articles as Caballo
writes, because by their publication we feel
we are doing good work as public Journal
Year: 1878

From our Eastern advices we learn that
the Cubans have at last laid down their arms
and surrendered to the Spanish rule. This is
an unexpected finale to the protracted sirug-
gle that the Cuban insurgents have carried on
for so many years with such courage and
daring What the concessions are, if any,
that have been made by Spain to the people
of the g. ever faithful isle" we know not but
if the Cubans have not succeeded in extorting
change in the Spanish rule, they have car
ried on fruitless warfare for years at great
loss both of money and men. The insurrec-
ton in Cuba has been a costly affair to the
home Government at Madrid, also and no
doubt there will be much real rejoicing at the
termination of the bloody struggle. The re-
suit of the capitulation will be to revive pros
perity in Cuba and be a general benefit to the
commerce OF the world. For our own part
we are glad to chronicle the end of the insur-
rection, and the return to the peaceful pur-
snits of life by the Cubans, who deserved a
better fate than to succumb to Spanish oppres-
sion against which they took up arms more
than fifteen years ago.