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Year: 1879

TIE comments of the London papers upon
the financial situation there manifest strong
feeling Of uucasiHess. Ii is rather significant
that, even in the most cautious articles on tins
subject the chief ground of h0petunc>s men
toned Is the fact that the country has every
reason to expect great disaster, aud that dis
aSters rarely come when they arc expected
and when TIE commercial community is pre-
pared for them. The PdH MoH Gazette Of the
DIST observes, for example, that the aspect
presented during the past week in Lombard
Street has been such as 10 remind one OF occa-
sions preceding great disasters in the past
that institutions of high standing are dis
trusted; that trade is notoriously distressed (;
that the Eastern trade in particular has been
IN collapse for years but that it should be
borne in mind that disasters that do happen
are rarely ever fOresecn.


In connection with these gloomy remarks.
It is well to remember that an important por-
Year: 1879

penses of the State can be met ifs schools and char
liable institutions provided for, and its credit fully
maintained in future. Whether tic bondholders
will decide TO take the half loaf offered on the prln-
cipe that it is better than bread, cannot say,
but the shrewdness of the Tennessee railroad OH
cials is put beyond all question by their prompt
movement to bead off the proceedings in the
United States Courts
Year: 1879

About noon yesterday while Miss Salie
Crawford was standing in front of Metzerot's
music store, she felt hand in her pocket and
turning quickly saw small colorcd boy with
her pocketbook, which he had just distracted
She gave the alarm, and large crowd pursued
the little scamp down the avenue. Officer
Daily, one of the leaders of the pursuers,
proved himself the best runner and overhauled
the thief on Market Space near Eighth street.
IIo was taken to tine Fifth Precinct Station,
where he registered as Joseph Williams, and
stated that he was twelve years old. He will
have hearing before Judge Smell this morn
ing. During the chase Williams threw the
pOcletbooll away, and two unknown white
boys secured it and escaped capture.
Year: 1879

Attorney-Geneal Devens has given an of
fetal opinion 10 the Postmaster.G General over
ruling a decision Of the Assistant Attorney
General for tho Post-onico Department, with
relation to tho rights of members of Congress
elect TO the next Congress TO the flanking
privilege, The Attorney, General decides that
members of Congress arc entitled to the frank
ing privilege from the commencement of the
term for which they are elected, although nc
session is actually called and they are there.
fore not able to take the oath of office. Under
this decision members of the Forty.sixth Cor
gress will be entitled to tho franking privilege,
sworn in or not, after March A.
Year: 1879

Singleton Jones, coored, was arrested by
Detectives McElfresh and Miller yesterday, on
charge of stealing $50 last Tuesday from an
old colored lady named Eliza Barber who lives
at SIG Fourteenth street northwest Jones, it
appears, went to the house and represented
that he had been sent after some money by a
daughter Of Mrs. Barber who is a teacher in


the Stevens School. Tho old lady went up
stairs to find the money, and during her ab-
sence it is alleged Jones fixed the latch on the
front door so that lie could gain admittance
when he wanted without letting any one
know il. In u few minutes Mrs. Barber re.
turned and said she could not find the money,
but if Jones would get note from her
daughter to the man next door he would prob.
ably advance the money. She then let Jones


out Of the back gate, ard went to attend to
some household affairs. Jones, it is
charged, then went around to the


front door, opened it without being
heard and went upstairs He then rummaged
the bureau drawers, searched the wardrobe
and broke open two trunks in one of which
$50 had been sccreted. This lie secured and
left the house without hindrance, as no one
suspected his presence. The case was assigned


to the detectives, who arrested Jones yesterday
afternoon. Upon being confronted with his
victim she fully Unidentified him as tho man
who was at her house last Tuesday. He was
thercupon locked up at headquarters, and will
face Judge Smell this morning
Year: 1879

Increasing the number of judges upon tho
District bench and creating an auxiliary Cir
cult Court has made 1t necessary to provide
another chamber where the Judge can hold
his sessions. Where to locate it about the City


Hall has become the important question, and
one of some consideration. Chief.Justice Cart
ter aud District-Attorncy Wells have surveyed
the surroundings, aud came to the conclusion
that the large vestibulo between the Circuit
and Criminal Court rooms can be made to an
swer the purpose. The height is thirty foet


By walling in back of the row of pillows 1t
will give space in length and breadth suth-
cient, and large windows can be cut to supply
all the light necessary. By cutting through
the east and west acoves on the south front
entrances can be made to the Circuit and
Criminal Court rooms without interfering
with the new chamber, which will also have a
south entrance. On the second floor, which
will have a height of thirteen feet, it is pro-
posed to make two jury rooms, having the en-
trance by spiral stairway, that will occupy
the space of the small room to the right of the
entrance Of the Criminal Court room, now oc-
cupied by the jautor of the building. 1t is
thought that the change can be made at very
little expense, and that space is adequate
for all the purposes of a court and jury rooms
Year: 1879

Rumors Of a vague but somewhat
alarming character nave been curreut
for some days with regard to the
health of the Queen. [ have not
hitherto alluded to these reports. but
they have become SO persistent that it
would be useless longer to ignore their
existence. 1t is said that for some
time past her Najesty's health has not
been in very satisfactory state. The
death OF the Duchess of Hesse gave
her shock from which she has not
recovered, aud the fatigue incident on
the celebration Of the marriage OF the
Duke of Connaught exercised depress-
ing influence of health. The journey
to Italy is not mere holiday trip.
Sir W. Jenner considered that a
change of scene and an almost entire
'bsence from official duty Of any kind
were nee ssary for the Queen. and this
is the reason why she has buried her
self for the secluded shores of an
Italian lake. 1t is no doubt in conse-
quence Of the somewhat gloomy State
ments regarding her Majesty's health
which are passing in society that other
reports connected with the succession
to the throne are also current. It is
said that: unless considerable change
'c her MaJestys health takes place she
will no longer be able to discharge the
functions which belong to the sover-
eign OF the country; and rumor points
to the possibility OF an undoubted fact
that since the departure OF the Queen
for Italy the Prime Minister has sever
al times seen the Prince Of Wales. On
Tuesday he had an interview with his
Royal Highness Of more than an hours
duration and the P,ince would seem
to oe since to some extent dlschargipg


he duties of the Queen with regard to
public affairs during her absence in
Italy. 10 a matter where there is
necessarily good deal of speculation
it would be idle to make definite state
ment-, but there are those who think
that somewhat startling surprise is ia
store for Parliament before the present
session closes.
Year: 1879

IF Col. Savage's proposition for set
Ting the State debt is accepted by the
Legislature, we suggest an amend
ment. Let every voter be required to
write his name on the back of his
ticket, and then let the ballot he pre-
served
Year: 1879

Mayor Forwood of Chester, on Thurs
day, visited the Philadelphia Board of
Health, to learn the Quarantine regula-
ton in reference to vessels infected with
yellow fever leaving that station. The
printed rules say that an infected vessel
must first receive clean bill Of health
from the Lazaretto physician, who then
recommends to the Health Board that
the vessel be allowed to depart, and
then she is only allowed to 60 when the
Board act favorably OH the recommen-
datiou. There is no spt CITED time as
to how long all infected vessel shall re-
main in Quarantine. The Mayor thinks
now that Chester will not be troubled
with the Shasta.


On the same day the Philadelphia
Health Board received note from the
officials of the brig Shasta, which had
been in quarantine, saying that the
Mayor of Chester would mot allow the
vessel to discharge her cargo of logwood
at that town and asking whether the
Board would permit the landing of the
cargo ON the Government wharf, neal
the quarantine station. The same per-
mission was to be asked of the Custom
House. General Sickel feared that it
might be dangerous to grant this pcrmis-
sion, and, upon his motion, the matter
was referred to DIR. Robinson, the La
zaretto Physician, who will give his
opinion to-day.
Year: 1879

We would like to suggest to the American
Sunday School Union that it is pretty nearly
time that the quality of the Sunday school
literature furnished to our youth was slight
ly improved. We do not wish to appear
hypercritlcal, but are moved to remark that
the average of Sunday school books and pa
pers which are furnished to the scholars are
unfit for the intellectual consumption of
even the lowest order of intelligence of the
youngest of the pupils. By this we do not
mean to be understood claiming that their
moral tone is bad, for such is not the case OK.
cept so far as they inculcate false ideas of life
and instil into the minds of the young super
stitions and dogmas that the world has long
since outgrown and discarded as the sheerest
balderdash. In literary point of view, few
of them are worthy of criticism. The sapient
brains that gave them birth no doubt will
feel insulted and aggrjeved at this remark,
but truth compels its utterance.


Take q book at random from the shelves
of any of the Sunday school libraries, and
you will invariably find that it contains
dismal, commonplace story, all the points
or ag1 eeable situations it contains being OBJ
scured by dry homily upon various relig-
GUS themes, presented in their most repug-
nant light. The reader is taught no higher
impulse to induce him to shun evil and do
good than the hope of reward or the fear of
punishment. The great principles that un-
Year: 1879

The frantic appeals of the Minneapolis
Tribune to citizens of that city to walk up
and vote debt of a quarter of million
dollars upon themselves are amusing The
Iribu7ae's chief stock in trade is the an
nouncement that st. Paul opposes the issue
of the bonds. This is the height of absurd
ity. If Minneapolis wants to vote ten
millions upon herself st. Paul will not
worry on the subject. The tax in ST. Paul
is thirteen mills and we propose to make it
lower next year. In Minneapolis the tax is
more than twice as much, and if they want
to make it ten times as much no one in
St. Paul Objects The people up there
should not be bamboozled into the
idea that St. Paul is opposed to Minneap-
oils narrow gauge schemes, but should vote
upon the question upon its merits. AS far
as St. Paul takes any interest in the matter
it is in favor of the bonds. There are those
here who are unkind enough to say that they
want to see Minneapolis load herself down
with taxes, and every one would be glad to see
her build railroads, which are sure to ternni-
nate in st. Paul. If the question was put to
q vote in st. Paul, the ballot would be unani-
mons in favor of allowing Minneapolis to
90 into debt as much as possible and build
all the railroads, in every direction, she
wishes,
Year: 1879

ELI PERKINS, in recent letter, gave ut
terance to this predictions:


Mark my words for it, before the election for
the next President President Hayes will be as
radical as Grant. Every negro in Mississippi
will be allowed to vote at the next election if it
takes regiment of soldiers in each county.


If Eli was not so much of fool he would
understand that every negro in Mississippi
will be allowed to vote at the next election,
but the soldiers will have nothing to do with
it, and if Hayes sends a regiment, or any
number of regiments, into the State, they
will be promptly put in the calaboose, and
Hayes will be fortunate if he does not keep
them company.
Year: 1879

The pine land gang are terribly disgrunt-
led by the appointment of DR.. Stewart as
Surveyor General. They are making des-
perate effort to defeat his confirmation. and
rely upon Senator Window to aid them.
Window being one of the gang will doubt
less do his best, but his tactics should not be
allowed to deceive Democratic Senate. The
appointment of DIR. Stewart gives very gen.
eral satisfaction, and his only opponents are
those who wish to steal pine of The govern
ment. If the Senate wishes to strike fatal
blow at the pine land thieves it will prompt
ly confirm DR.. Stewart.
Year: 1879

yob-
terday morning on charge of assault with
intent to commit rape on the person of
Morv Otis who lives at 322 First street
north. A GLOBE reporter visited the girl at
her home, and found her in a severe state
of nervous prostration caused by the ordeal
through which she passed. She is quiet and
modest appearing, and about 16
years old, and stated that Ken
nedy came to the house Friday afternoon
in the absence of her mother, and, as he
seemed to be under the influence of liquor,
Year: 1879

derlie true morality and religion are not even
remotely limited at, and after the reading is
completed one lays down the book with
feeling akin to that experienced after awak
ening from terrible nightmare. The good
characters it depicts are pictured as truly
angelic-too good to live-and generally be-
fore the story closes they are sent to heaven
in perfect fervor of ecstatic joy. The bad
boy is represented as very bad-far worse
than the gamin we meet in every day life,
and he lives to grow up to be wealthy and
continue to be wicked till judgment from
heaven overtakes him and he is gathered into
the fold. It is no wonder that a little chap,
after listening to the reading of one of these
books, exclaimed to his mother: ''Ma, 1
don't want to te good and die, and be
carried up to heaven by the angels.
I'd rather be wicked and live a long time and
have lots of fun.' The child but expressed
natural feeling, suggested by the difference
in the careers of the characters pictured in
the book.


1t is about time that this trashy, unreal,
debasing literature was driven from the Sab
bath school, and better grade substituted.
There is no lack of instructive and enter
tanning sketches, which convey religious
principles and moral ideas, to fill up the
shelves. Tales of travel and adventure, a
few works of fiction, juvenile histories, and
the class of sketches published in st. NicA-
olas would be decided improvement. They
would not only interest but instruct, and
CRATE thirst for knowledge that would bear
fruit in after years, by making men and
women of good judgment, unwarped by mar
row theological creeds, yet understanding
and acting upon the broadest principles of
Christianity. Who will start such reform!
No one need fear the results. The change
will give us race of sturdier men and
women, who do right from right principle,
not from fear of eternal fire and birthstone.
They will be stronger intellectually, for their
minds will not have been impaired by the
diluted theological slops that are contained
in the Sunday school libraries of the present
day.
Year: 1879

she bolted the door. After pounding at the
door he finally went to side door and
gained admission. He made several in
decent proposals to her, and then seizing
her around the waist, threw her on the bed,
and attempted to outrage her. She screamed
and fought until her cries attracted the at
tention of passer by, who came to the door
and enqulred the occasion of the row. Ken
nedy then left the house by the rear door.
Kennedy was brought before Judge Cooley
yesterday afternoon and held in bonds of
$500 for his appearance on March 25th for
trial. In default of bail he was committed
to the police station.
Year: 1879

The negroes now in st. Louis on their
way to the happy land of Caanan, so glow
ingiy pictured by Bill Window, will have. a
bone to pick with him after they shall have
been returned home at the public expense.
They relied upon his promises of an Eth
opian colony where all should be peace and
plenty, the land flowing with milk and
honey, but found only suffering and starva-
ton en- route to that delectable ground, and
an inhospitable reception in the city by the
bridge, where they found themselves unde-
ceived. Negro colonization may be good
thing in the abstract, but not to be admired
in execution.
Year: 1879

billiards, sit by the fire, smoke ci-
gars, and talk politics or bad relig-
ion in a separate room in the rear,


-Messrs. Geo. Edmonston and
Thomas Shaver have taken conf
tract to carry the mail from thiS
place to La Crasse and back every
night during toe next three months.
They took charge of the route last
Tuesday and have made one trip
each, both receiving a cold initia-
ton in the business. They, howev-
er, INDUCED in little novelty ifnot
pleasure, by riding in a sled instead
of on horseback X


AS will be seen by notice in an
other column, a petition will be
presented to the legislature, at the
approaching session, for an act pro-
hibiting the sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS within three miles Of the
town of Evening Shade, except
strictly for medicinal purposes. Said
petition is alreaay being circulated
and numerously signed, and the
requisite number of signatures will
doubtless be obtained. 1t is the
opinion of the signers that the move,
if successful, will advance the in
terests of the school at this place.
Year: 1879

II is a well known fact that mixed crops
9" more productive than those sown sing
ly. Thus one acre sown to oats and bar
ley, or oats and peas, will yield as much,
or nearly as much, as two acres sown
singly to either crop. So in grass lands,
Clover and Timothy, mixed, will produce
nearly twice as much as if the ground
were seeded to one of these alone. 1t is
also well known fact, that our grass
lands are not so productive as We could
wish, and the reason of this may be, and
probably is, that We have but one or two
kinds of heritage in them. If we examine
an old, thick, luxriant sod, in pasture
or a meadow, it will he found to consist
of variety of grasses and other plants,
each of which seems 10 vie with the other
in occupying the soil for itself. This Is
the result of natural seeding, and gives
us Il lesson which We may well profit by.
There is another reason why grasses
should be mixed this is that the periods
of greatest vigor of different varieties oc-
cur at different times. We can therefore
secure n succession of herbage for long
season by sowing Il variety of grass seetis.


To give examples, We might mention
that mixture of Orchard Grass, Red
Clover, Timothy, and Kentucky Blue
Grass will produce pasture which will
be in good condition for grazing from
April, when the first mentioned grass is i'll
fine condition, up TO October, when the
last is in its most vigorous state the
Glover and Timothy serving to fill up the
interval. With one of these alone there
would be but one month of good heritage,
and that coarse if given the whole field to
itself. In like manner, quantity of Rye
Grass added to meadow would help to
furnish quick growing herbage which
rapidly and constantly recuperates after
cutting or eating down.


The fact is, that We make much less of
our advantages in regard to our meadows
and pastures than We might On the
average, seven acres of pasture are re
quired to keep one COW through the pas
turing season, when by the best manage
ment one acre, or at the most two, ought
10 be sufficient This is due i'll great
measure To the prevalent fashion of seed
ing down with hut one variety Of grass,
with clover added sometimes. fashion
which, hereafter, experience teaches MS
should he more honored in the breach
than in the observance. TN. IqficUi-
tE,'ist
Year: 1879

GEN GRANT in his speech rs the guest of
the Army of the Tennessee, at Chicago,
said: We claim for them our Southern
brethrenl the right to travel all over this
broad land, and select where they please the
right TO settle, become citizens and enjoy
their political apd religious convictions free
from molestatiDn or oslraeism, either on
account Of them or the connection with the
past" True. We assert that right for the
Southern man and it is extended to him to
its full extent. Gen. Grant added I've
ask nothing move for ourselves" 1t is
quietly said, but six words were never fuller
of meaning. In the mouth of Gen. Grant
they mean, we demand nothing less for
ourselves The right we assert for all, we
claim for all and we will submit TO no with
holding of the right for or from any section.
Year: 1879

.-5
Succession of Seraphine Vcrret.
Notice is hereby given to all
parties interested in the succession
Of Seraphine Verret or having
any opposition to the application
of Leon Feray, to be ap-
pointed administrator Of the said
succession to file the same in writ.
ing in the Office of the clerk OF
Court at the court house in ten
DAYS from the date hereof.


Given under my hand and seal
this lst day of February 1879.


LAsTIE BRoUssARD, Clerk.
Year: 1879

Yesterday afternoon while horse at
tached TO a wagon, belonging to the Dia-
mond State Iron Company, was being
driven across the railroad at King street
one of its fore feet was caught between
two rails, and weaged in so tight that
during the struggle of the horse to get
loose the hoof was pulled off and the
animal thrown to the ground. The foot
bled profusely, and the groaning of the
poor beast was pitiful to hear.
Year: 1879

Last week MT. Charles H. Peck com menced grading in front of his house. assisted by Mr. Farrel, who works the turnpike for the Turnpike company. The lowering of the road in front of MT. Peck s house, and carting of the dirt to the cen tre has made 8 marked improvement in the general appearances of the street in the vicinity of the church, the front of which has been partly graded. It is greatly to the advantage, not only to the appearance of the street, but to the property, and we hope to see the good work continued on both sides of the street, the entire length of it. We believe that the Turnpike com pany does part of the work without charge. We trust that residents of the village will consent to and cooperate in these improvements. -
Year: 1879

One day last week two gentlemen, who reside near Lake Side Farm, went to Bridgeport to purchase some articles, and were returning home, when suddenly smoke was seen issuing from the carriage, and a hurried investigation proved that there was something beside smoke-one of the gentlemen was on fire. nasty grab landed the meIchandi SC out on the ground, and the fire extinguished, which proved to be'the ulster of Eli which had accidentally caught fire from some matches carried in the pocket. The car riage seat was slightly damaged. Our worthy Postmaster suggests that the next time that these gentlemen embark on a voyage that they take along a fire ex- tinguiSher.
Year: 1879

Owing to the lateness of our issue this week, we are compelled to leave out several letters and other interesting arti- cles, which we will publish next week Our delay was occasioned by the non- arrival of the paper from New York in time. The paper which should have reached this office last Friday, did not come until Monday noon. To this was added the loss of the services of one of our employees, whose brother died We'd nesday, and as VIC could not get extra help, our issue is unusually late. Our friends will bear with us, as the delay was the result of circumstances over which we had no control.
Year: 1879

IA8tOr.
It's rather probable that this letter will
have It's effect, and although O'Conncll
and others Of the Union still talk bravely,
they will be compelled TO give in shortly
or TO iuallgurate some quarrel TO keen the
men faithful to their adopted course.