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Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. Dec. 16. 1872
THE GRANT MOVEMENT IN WASHINGTON


FRIENDS OF THE GENERAL OPPOSING RE-


ENTRY INTO POLITICAL LIFE-AN ANNOUNCE


MENT OF HIS PURPOSES ANTICIPATED.


The assembling Of the members Of the National
Republican Committee here brings the so-called
Grant movement moro to the surface.
Most of the members reticent on the
question Of Presidential nominations. but sew
eral of them speak Of General Grant as
the only man the party elect which
is taking . gloomier view Of tho party's prospects
than most republicans do. Meantime 1t Is reported
here to-day that number OF General Grants per-
sonai and political friends will hold consultation
In Philadelphia, while the General remains there. to
deliberate with him the question whether he
ought any longer to allow himself to be spoken Of
and regarded acandidate for the Presidential nom
ination. considerable number of these friends Of
the General are known to be very decided in their
opposition to his re-entering political life. as
offensive to the traditions Of the country, compro-
missing his high position and fame. exposing
him anew to the disagreeable turmoil Of partisan
contest and in every way needless and unfit
for him. number Of his friends also
understood to be strongly Of the opinion that the
time has come when he should publicly decide the
matter way the other. and that 1t does not
comport with his high public position. now that he
has returned home and has leisure, to have the
question Of his candidacy dung about the Country
or left any longer q matter OF doubt To remain
SILENT It is urged, is for the General to stand in
the attitude of expectant and this they say.
does him injury In the general esteem-greater in
jury than 9 frank declaration that he desires
nomination to q third term. They say


1T makes him look like beggar mutely holding
out his hand"


Some Of General Grants friends here expect
nouncement Of his purposes to be made by him, or
for him by authority. within the next week or
ten days. 1t is known that some leading
men in the Nicaragua Canal project in
Rhiladelphia and will strongly urge him to
accept the offers Of position which they pre-
pared to make hum, and number Of his most inti-
mste and devoted personal friends determined
to urge him now to accept these offers and to make
at once definite announcement that he will not re-
enter political iife Is candidate for the repub-
lcan nomination. and will not accept in any event.
Year: 1879

OF Oklahoma. vas In compliance with the resoiuton
OF the Legislature Of his State and was referred 70
the Committee Territories. OF which Mr.. Vest rs
the House Committee Territories. and is now
in the hands Of subcommittee. This bill looks
to reorganzing the Indian Territory, and besides
the general support which 1t is receiving from all
the Southern and Western members of Congress in
both houses. it is also urged by combination OF
financial interests In the East which is determined
to open up this Territory to settlement without
delay. It is said that Carpenter. who planned
the emigrant raid on the Indian Territory which
was broken up by the Presidents proclamation and
the Interference Of the army will renew his scheme
this winter, that large number Of squatters will
be ready to again venture the forbidden soil next
winter.


In addition to this the Secretary Of the Interior in
his last annual report. says that during his recent
visit to the Indian Territory. he deemed it proper to
call the attention Of the representative men Of the
civilized tribes to the probability of the raid being
renewed. and that 1t might assume such proportions
a. to battle the power Of the government to
keep out settlers. and urging them to prepare
for such . step by dividing their lands
like white He advised them to take this matter
into serious consideration which. under the assured
protection Of the government. they were perfectly
free to do. 1t is claimed that tho bill introduced In
the Senate and House fully respects the rights Of the
Indian tribes elseit would receive the Presi-
dents approval. The will be reported early
In January. after the reassembling Of Congress.
Year: 1879

EN- Jones was up again this morning
at Police Court. This time Em had
mistaken the entrance to Fulmer's sa-
loon on Market street for Turkish
bath, and didn't find out her mistake
until she took dive down the cellar
En- pleaded hard to be let off, saying
she had fuss and got tight on account
of that. so cents and costs said Hi:
Honor, and Em waltzed back to the
calls
Year: 1879

husband and three children to mourn
their sad loss. The husband has been
so much prostrated by his bereavement
that he has partaken Of no food since
his wife's death, and he has become so
weak that he had to be assisted into the
carriage to attend the funeral. G..
Year: 1879

Last Sunday evening, two young Ia
dies were passing ont Fifth street, when
they noticed that they were being fol-
lowed by a couple of those apologies for
manhood, who flourish to an alarming
extent upon our street corners, espe-
cially on Market street, during the
evening, and whose chiet ambition
seems to be to sport picadilly, smoke
three cent cigars and ogle young ladies
passing by.


The young ladies kept on apparently
not paying any attention to the couple
following, when one of them, whose
cheek would have passed muster for
cast-steel, and whose general appear
ance added weight to the Darwinian
theory, stepped up to one of the young
ladies and remarked "that was pleas
ant walk we had the other evening"
As the young lady distinctly remem-
bered that the only puppy she had ever
promenaded with was then safe at
home, she paid no attention to this one
but kept on. The would-be-masher
finding there was no notice taken by
this one turned to the other and adj
dressed the same remark to her.


The words had hardly passed his lips,
when the lady first addressed whose
temper had been gradually rising, turn
ed upon him and aimed blow at him
which he endeavored to dodge, and in
SO doing lost his balance and measured
his length upon the pavement. The
defeated cur scrambled to his feet
and with a yell disappeared with his
companion around convenient corner.
This young lady deserves the praise
of her sex, and if our ladies who wish
to promenade in the evenings would
only make a practice of carrying a
small cowhide, and using it when insult
I'd, these contemplate puppies would
soon cease to be an annoyance.
Year: 1879

Last evening the engine of North
bound freight train jumped the track
near Hedgeville. shifter No. 8, went
to the assistance of the train and the
engine was righted without causing
any delay to travel.
Year: 1879

On his last voyage from Antwerp to this city
Captain Alfred J. Cruger. of tho ship Nevada.
brought with him his young and beautiful bride.
He had on board also unusually fancy teakettle
for ordinary seafaring use, and which he reserved
for himself and wife during their honeymoon
voyage. He instructed his steward, White, that
this favorite kettle should be kept in the cabin
pantry and not mixed with the common culinary
furniture of the galley The steward it seems. was
anxious to obey the injunction. but he had his
wife, Martha. on board, whose acts were some
what beyond his control. One day the captain
saw his cherished kettle lying out on the
top of the deckhouse, the sport OF the
elements. The steward restored it to
its proper place. clean and bright Of yore and it's
owners peace of mind returned. But 1t was not
long thereafter when. in passing the galley. the the
captain q heart made sad and indignant Dy see-
ing this same loved kettle which SO recently gilt,
tered and sang the cabin stove. upset and soled
in the dirty waters Of slop pail For this the stew
ard like Adam Of old put the blame upon the
woman His wife. he said. had done the deed.
controlY asked the captain, he gave the steward
gentle dig In the ribs. This question was an.
the accused wife, who, on being made ac-
qusnted with the situation OF affairs, suggested that
the best way to properly preserve that Kettle was was
obeyed the captains order to take the kettle to the
cabin pantry and. she was entering It, he took her
by the arm and asked her what she meant by her
salt and pepper suggestion. Il don't know you,
said she at the time raising the Kettle as II to
strike when he struck up her arm, the kettle few
Of her hand and she squattng herself in chair
began to scream with all her might. The captain
then he says, grasped both her hands and held her
until she stopped screaming. For the alleged as
sault thus committed, she brought suit in the Ma
rine Court to recover $500 damages The suit was
tried before Judge Goepp. without jury. Messrs
Alexander Ashe representing the plaintiff ana Mr.
Robert W. Andrews the defendant, when substan.
tally tho foregoing state of facts made to
pear. The Judge held that though there had been q
technical assault yet the provocaton was great and
the injuries so slight that 81 would them and
for this sum he gave judgment against the cap.
tain The dollar was declined by the plaintiff, the
Sheriff was paid to his satisfaction, the captain re-
turned to his bride and the teakete again sings its
exhilarating song unvexed and lights up with its
oolished sides the Nevada's cosey cabin.
Year: 1879

that the percentage Of agreements will be on the
side of the jury. The whole trouble Is you have
men of no trade trying trade You have shoe
makers trying disputes of commerce. you have
tailors trying disputes of housebuilders, &C.,
and you have lawyers telling jurymen some
thing that they do not know and would make
failure of if they should undertake it. and. above ALL


you have judges sitting as experts that do not un-
derstand the first thing only they get book
knowledge, and any man in business OF any kind
will tell you what that is worth. JURYMAN.
Year: 1879

Four rowdies sauntered into tho barroom of Mark
Dobson. at No. 80 Greenwich avenue. on the night
of the LIST inst. and called for beer While two of
them swallowed the beverage their two companions
began to throw about tossing it from glass to
the other. This not enough. One of them
seized two Of tho glasses and tried to smash them
on the counter. Enraged at this conduct Dob
son took up club and cautioned them to stop 1t.
In an instant glass dashed at his head
but fortunately missed the mark. Upon ordering
the scoundrels out of the place another glass was
thrown ut Dobson, striking him i'll the left eye,
which it put out. breaking his nose and mutiating
his face generally. Nor this sufficient The
ruffians then wreaked their vengeance by smashing
the store fixtures. and having dishgured their vic
tim in a frightful manner, ran OF. Thomas To-
bin, of No. 167 Christopher street. and Pat
rick Casey Of No. 15 Tenth avenue. were
arrested by Officer Cross, Of the Ninth
precinct and taken to the bedside of Dobson, who
promptly identified them as the persons who had
thrown the glasses at him. So seriously injured
was the saloonkeeper that for time it was thought
he could not live. When he appeared yesterday as
complainant in the Court of General Sessions his
face presented terrible sight The prisoners were
placed trial by Assistant District Attorney Rollins,
who exhibited the broken pieces OF the schooner,
q thick, heavy glass which was thrown ut Dobson.
The prisoners promptly found guilty. and
Judge Cowng sent them to the State Prison for two
years and six months each.
Year: 1879

The contest of the will of the late Mary q.
Hail. wife OF Dr. Frederick Hail. continued before
the Surrogate Saturday The contest is made on the
ground that the be1ues OF the OF the decedents
estate To her husband and his mother was made by
influence exerted upon feeble and unsound MIND
Henry L. Baker, Of Elizabeth. " j.. cousin OF Mrs
BakerHal testified that he Of the executors oi
the will. His cousin, he said, from her childhood was
physically weak nervous and bystellca' ana at one
time had ST. Vtuss dance. She very creduous ana
superstitiOus Her mother and her sister had Doth
been treated for insanity in insane asylum BeDJs
Bonner and Mrs. Jane Bonner, other cousins test
TO the facts. "S She like lump or putty,
said the former. When you put your hand upon her
you could shape her you please, and when you put
your hand upon her again, she was changed


The case will be confined on March IS.
Year: 1879

Dublin professional man addressed an
artisan who was waiting his bsl, rather orusquely
" Ualloa YOU fellow DO you want me v The answer
was neat No yer homer, am waiting for gentle
mapp
Year: 1879

by no freak OF intellect forget the Of Jesus
When pronounce II In your presence you think OF Him
easted with hierarchs In Heaven and yet came 10
earth and breskfasted on fish caught by the Gsean
fishermen II is also a mighty name The name OF
ROtbschild Ia great in the money world that Of Sman
is great in the scientific world that Of Irving Is great In
the literary world and the OF Wellington Is great In
the military world; but where the earth Ia there
name so potent awe thrill to arouse pity and
10 bless, the name of Jesus 7


The name OF Christ is an enduring name, continued
the preacher The mightes names OF this earth have
pershed perishing. Gregory VI. and Catherine
names that made the earth tremblewhere are they
Who cares for them nowf There poor as to
do them reverence. PrOestaDtsm will vet have IFS ST.
Marks and ST. Peters, and the name OF Jesus VIII be en-
bamed In the hearts Of all the good OF earth and OF the
blessed in Heaven. To make the world forget that
name you would have to burn all the Bibles and
churches and then with the spirit Of universal arson
90 through and set fire to all the temples and
paaces In the crash OF falling walls and amid the
claim, " Let them burn, we have Jesus yet" Blessed
The practical Que by what name have You made
mp your mind TO call Christ when you meet Him IN
Hesveni


Come to-day, concluded Mr. TalmaGe and see II there
anything in Christ challenge you 10 come and see
II cd Is good and Christ is Omnipotent. Now ia your
time for Heaven. Come into the kingdom. The only
thing is do you want Christi II il not gloomy re-
ligon that preach. know what am talking about.
IL is not a theory with know In whom believe.
oh. come into the kingdom. Christ won't drive YOU
into the kingdom n you get in Is will be because lie
draws You in. Oh come now into the kingdom OF the
Lord Jesus Christ.
Year: 1879

1T Is to be hoped, however the
elections In May and September
may 20, that San Francisco shall
have at least one daily newspaper
besides the Alta that will dare to
speak its mind. The rivalry be-
tween the Chronicle and Call for
the favor Of the Sand Lot is some.
thing indescribably sickening. The
Post is o little better. 1t would
plainly like to use the Working
mems organization as a cat's-paw
to pull the political chestnuts out
Of the fire for the Republican
party, but 1t is evidently in a state
Of profound doubt. The practical
editor Of the Argonaut offers sug-
zestion that we should not be sur.
prised to see carried out some day,
viz, that the merchants and bust.
ness men of San Francisco, who
give these newspapers the business
which supports them, should take
the bull by the horns and establish
. paper Of their own from which
adulation or mention of certain
robustious politicians could be
rigidIy excluded.
Year: 1879

WE do not know whether the
pamphlet copy of the projected new
Constitution is a revised one or not.
II it is it should be carefully re-re-
vIsed. Our cursory reading of the
document showed us quite num-
ber Of clerical errors. The transit
ton, In sentences with involved
clauses, is frequently made from
the singular to the plural nomina-
tive and vice versa. 1t would be q
mistake to permit these trifiing de-
fects TO disfgure the instrument,
especially should it happen TO be
adopted. A little confusfon of the
kind is almost unavoidable, but
there is ample time for correction.
1t should be made to conform to
The grammatical rule that a NOM
NATIVE and its verb must be in ac-
cord.
Year: 1879

THE millions on millions Of dol
lars which it will cost to interpret
the new Constitution by the Courts
are something appalling to contem.
plate. There is simply no limit to
the outlay or to the confusion
which would result. We are
amused at the fiippant way in
which some wiseacres speak of the
possible withdrawal of capital from
California. 1t would be a lamenta.
BILE day for this State which should
witness genuine financial panic.
We confess that we regard the
small remnant Of prosperity which
may be found as n result of the agi-
tations of the past two years as
worth saving. We shall not be
much troubled with the article
should the sweeping experiment
formulated in Sacrarr. rr.anto become
our organic law.
Year: 1879

TRAVEL has been picking up
ssnsibly in Los Angeles of late, and
We are inclined to think that this
Will be the case for long time to
oome. The passenger movement
to and from Arizona is steadily on
the increase, and when the railway
IL completed to connection with
some Eastern road 1t Is safe to say
lhat every one will lay over day
Year: 1879

Cleopatra is said to have been in
the habit of drinking wine in
which pearls had been dissolved.
An old barbarian like her may
have preferred that kind of sweet
ening, but after a series of exhaust.
i've experiments We are free to con-
fess that we would rather take
sugar in ours.
Year: 1879

A correspondent Of Nature writes g.


have lately seen it stated in a text bool


upon electricity and magnetism that the
phenomenon Of thunder is not fully


accounted for by any theory as ye


brought forward. Whether this be so O,


not, am not sufficiently acquainted will


the subject to say. l believe that the
commonly accepted theory is that q
vacuum is created in the path of tht
electric spark, and that tbs subsequen,


inrush Of the air produces the detonation
II, however, it be allowed that the electric
spark is not material substance, but
merely natural force or natural mode of
motion, the possibility Of this theory is al
once disposed Of. 97s~fsssf


ut is we'll known fact that the pass.
age of electricity in a high rate Of ten
sion through mixture of oxygen and
hydrogen not only causes an explosion.
but also causes the formation Of water,
and it seems 10 mo that, given the exist.
enca Of free oxygen and hydrogen in the
region of the electric disturbance, the
phenomenon Of thunder is sufficiently
accounted for. Whether the normal
amount Of hydrogen in the air is snfi-
Gent to cause the stupendous noise Of
thunder am not competent to Judge,
but if not, would suggest that the pre-.
sence Of an abnormal amount might be
accounted for by the process of the cleo
troIysis, which would probably occur be-
tween the two poles Of the thunder cloud
before the tension became so great as to
cause rupture Of the circuit and conse-
queut discharge Of the electric spark.
would also draw your attention to the fact
that every thunderc!ap is Immediately fol-
lowed BY an increase in the quantity Of
water deposited in the shape Of rain.
Does not this point to the formation Of
water BY the explosion Of the gases! 1t
is frequent experiment Of Dr.. Tyndall's
to show his audience red clouds. feel
convinced that by following this line Of
inquiry be could give Us real thunder
Storm"
Year: 1879

NO SETTLEMENT OF THE MAINE TROUBLE.
THE COURT NOT APPLIED TO BY THE GOVERNOR


PRESIDENT HAYES CONFIDENT THKRE WILL PE


NO vIoLENCP--GARCELoNs LATEST DEFENCE


GENERAL BUFFERS OPINIONS.


Governor Garcelon of Maine has not
submitted the disputed questions to the Su-
nreme Judicial Court, and in speech at Belfast
last night in defence of his course, he
made no mention of purpose to do
So In talk with TRIBUNE re-
porter yesterday, President Hayes said that
he thought there was no danger of violence
in Maine. He did not believe that the
fraud would be successful in the face
of the public feeling on the subject and
expected Governor Garcelon and those acting
with him to yield. He expressed great con-
fdence IN the people of Maine. Mayor
Nash of Augusta wrote the Governor
a letter yesterday, assuring him of his ability
TO preserve the peace by the regular and
special police. and urging him not to call
out the militia. General Butler denies that he
has advised the Governor or his Councillors,
but defends their action.
Year: 1879

From the Chlcago Times.


An attempt is now making to teach the
Colorado Indians agriculture. An agency
has been established on the White rlver,
farms marked off, and seeds, books, i'm
plements and all aids to agricultural in
structions introduced. The experiment
has not been very successful thus far, but
it may be that too much has been expect
ed. Ages of nomadic life have bred dis
like Of any regular or permanent occupa-
ton, which cannot be overcome in year
or two. Douglas, chief Of the tribe, has
become an ardent believer in the benefit
of agriculture to his people, and is doing
his utmost to encourage and further it
among them. In Colorado irrigation is
necessary to farming, and much labor is
required to bring water by canals to the
growing crops. The latest reports from
the White river agency are that Douglas
and twenty-five Of mis- tribe had in five
weeks dug canal six to ten feet wide and
four feet deep, and were still diligently at
work. They were averse to beginning,
but they have grown fond of it. The gen
eral public will feel interested in the result
of the experiment. II the Indians can be
persuaded to adopt and pursue agricul-
ture, the vexed Indian question will net
be very far from solution. Douglas is
represented as man of unusual intelli-
gence, perspicacity, and force of charac-
ter, to have the good Of his people so
much at heart, and to exercise such inhu-
ence over them, that there is reason to
believe that the Colorado aborigines will
in time embrace many Of the ways ard
purpuits OF civilization.
Year: 1879

From the New Sun.


Mr.. Barry, in his work, Russia in 1870,
tells tie following story of the ims
when slavery was an institution
in that country, A certain ironmastel
caused man who had offended him to
be locked up in an iron cage, and kept
him confined in it for length of time.
At last, while he was absent on Journey,
the case fhiS wretched prisoner came to
the knowledge of the Governor of the
proysncc. The Governor caused the man,
cage and all to be brought to the Govern
mcnt town, and invited the tyranical
iron master to dinner. After the dinner
was over the Governor sent for Il quail in
a wooden cage, and offered to sell it to
his guest for 10000 rOubles. The offer be-


ing treated as a Joke, the Governor said
he had more valuable bird to sell, and
told the servant to bring it i'll. Folding
doors few open, and the iron cage with its
captive was set down before the
guest. Now, said the Gov
cmor, what do you think of that for a
quiil?' But this isavery expensive bird,
| want 10000 rOubles for him. "All
right, said the alarmed proprietor, 81
will buy this one; send him down to my
works without the cage, and your messen-
ger shall bring back the amount" The
matter was thus pleasantly settled and
the company adjourned in mdisturbed
harmony to their coffee.
Year: 1879

From the New York independent.


The very beauty and gloss of culture
are its danger and weakness, The intel
lectual dandy, who stands everlastingly
before the mirror of his own mind, to
admire hls own beauty, Is apt to get tired
OF polishing and standing, and too often
dcgenerates into lazy, lackadaisical
good-for-nothing shirk. How many such
we secl Young students, now neglect
their Greek and mathematics that they
may dabble in poetry and fiction; who
think it stupid to "dig" and are not
ashamed to beg or steal the little scholar.
ship by which they managed to be
"plucked' at examination, Young men,
who finger just little French or German,
which they have picked up by accident,
almost, and who despies the glorious
changes of royal work which this magnif-
iccnt Jubilee century in earth's history is
pressing upon them; who dawdle and
sn,irk and grin when other men are hard
at work; and who are satisfied to culti-
vate complexion while others are develop
ing brain. 1t is more worth While to take
hold and do something than to stand at
the crossroads and call to the passer by
to admire this very magnificent three
tailed baShaw."